Ken, this is fascinating! When the series is complete, could you write a bibliographic history of how you amassed such a detailed knowledge?
Separate point--the grammar nazi in me was aroused by this: "amount of slaves". Counting and measuring are two entirely distinct things. This jars me whenever I see it. An "amount of people" properly refers to their total cumulative weight--not their number. (Please excuse my outburst!)
Ken, this is fascinating! When the series is complete, could you write a bibliographic history of how you amassed such a detailed knowledge?
Separate point--the grammar nazi in me was aroused by this: "amount of slaves". Counting and measuring are two entirely distinct things. This jars me whenever I see it. An "amount of people" properly refers to their total cumulative weight--not their number. (Please excuse my outburst!)
ty. I was unaware that an "amount of people" referred to their cumulative weight