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How was everyone keeping warm during cold "midwestern" winters pre european contact? (mander.xyz)

submitted 3 weeks ago by jared@mander.xyz to c/history@mander.xyz

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With the cold snap i started thinking about wind blasting through a house on a mound by the river, and what a couple inches of snow would do to your day.

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[–] hotspur@hexbear.net 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Ah I somehow missed the pre European contact part. Was thinking of 1800s Americans guzzling pints of alcohol each day.

[–] Jabril@hexbear.net 3 points 3 weeks ago

Yes I feel like movies representing those eras really need to dial up the fact that people were wasted drunk