Musings of a Dissolute Wastrel by JPV Oliver, Gent

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JPV Oliver, Gent
May 05, 2026
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On April 30, 1803, President Thomas Jefferson doubled the size of the new nation by 828,000 square miles, land bought from France - this despite his opposition to a strong central government. He was an 18th Century colossus and is highly regarded on both sides of the Atlantic, but on at least one occasion, Tom was unintentionally, wildly comic. I promise what follows is true.

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