Hidden History of Thanksgiving among other things

One of my favorite writers, Ryan Dawson, wrote an interesting expose on the real history of Thanksgiving. It is a truly interesting read that gets beyond the PC bullshit that tends to surround topics like this.

Ryan asked that this article not be posted elsewhere, so here is a link to the thread in which he posted it on his site:

Pirates, Turkey, Puritains, Terrorist and the colorful history books.