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Metea: “We will sell no more…”

 A Potowatomi chief from near the Wabash River, Metea’s birth date is unknown, although it is believed that he fought for the British during the War of 1812 and died in 1827.  In Smokestacks and Skyscrapers: An Anthology of Chicago … Continue reading

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