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Bidding on History: The Strange Afterlife of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Birthplace - The Journal of the Civil War Era
In May 2016, the remains of a dismantled eighteenth century wooden house appeared for sale on eBay. The online listing specified that, “Every single thing has been saved including the original plaster walls.” The seller asked $14.5 million to purchase the structure, claiming that the pieces constituted the “most important Dismantled American House that is … Read More Read More
