January 11, 2021January 11, 2021Viking Era Viking warfare – downside risks and upside rewards from pillaging – 3/ For description of the dangers of raiding and looting along with the […]
August 17, 2020August 27, 2020Pirates Can we compare wages of merchant ship captain in the Pirate Era compare to today? How do we roll forward those financial amounts we read of during […]
August 13, 2020July 24, 2020Pirates Specific data points of pirate loot and wages during the Pirate Age. Since this website focuses on ancient finances, I am going to dive […]
August 10, 2020August 27, 2020Pirates Value of Spanish silver dollar and British pound during the Pirate Age? Part 2 of 2 Continued discussion of the value of coinage during the pirate era. […]
December 18, 2019December 18, 2019Other eras Military pay rates during World War Two compared to 2019 What were the pay rates during World War Two in contrast to […]
December 16, 2019December 16, 2019comparison data, Other eras, U.S. Civil War Pay rate for privates in each of America’s wars Pay for American soldiers during each major war is provided by We […]
December 9, 2019December 9, 2019U.S. Civil War Prices of slaves on the Eastern Shore of Maryland before the Civil War – Part 4 This series of posts focuses on the prices of slaves and some […]
December 5, 2019January 3, 2020U.S. Civil War Prices of slaves on the Eastern Shore of Maryland before the Civil War – Part 3 This series of posts focuses on the prices of slaves and some […]
November 27, 2019December 9, 2019U.S. Civil War Prices of slaves on the Eastern Shore of Maryland before the Civil War – Part 2 This series of posts focuses on the prices of slaves and some […]
November 25, 2019December 9, 2019U.S. Civil War Prices of slaves on the Eastern Shore of Maryland before the Civil War – Part 1 Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman: Portrait of an American Hero, […]