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Most American publishers of Kenneth Grahame’s book The Wind in the Willows excised the chapter “Piper at the Gates of Dawn”, which explains the cosmology of the in-book universe, because the depiction of Pan was too similar to the devil.
 
The East India Company had its own army?! Well I guess United Fruit had a whole government—but that was covert. With East India Company it was just in your face—“we will take what we want and force you to work because we have the guns.”

And speaking of United Fruit—how weird is it to name a clothing store Banana Republic—why?
 
Rose White said:
The East India Company had its own army?! Well I guess United Fruit had a whole government—but that was covert. With East India Company it was just in your face—“we will take what we want and force you to work because we have the guns.”

And speaking of United Fruit—how weird is it to name a clothing store Banana Republic—why?
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The Hudson Bay company was given the right to start wars, (sign treaties, conscript, enslave, hold trials & execute/indenture/etc.)… with their decisions backed by the English army/navy. Including regiments and ships devoted to their service.

The British Empire? OG outsourcing.
 

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