Originally Posted by
East Hill
Good point. Say, you haven't done this yourself, have you

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East Hill
Not personally, but it's a hobby/research interest. I wrote my MA thesis on smuggling in 19th century Central America.
http://catalog.lib.utexas.edu/search...ORT=D&1%2C1%2C
And I eventually plan on writing a book about a group of English Pirates who went before the Spanish Inquisition in colonial Mexico.