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Behind the Bastards

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The Implications of the Name Ebenezer

Howard Kurtz believed the ideal living conditions for people of all economic backgrounds could be created by establishing these town country cities. He saw, he wanted to put just like large areas of land from aristocratic owners, and saw setting up garden cities that would house up to 32,000 people in individual homes on 6,000 acres. In Ebenezer, Howard's context, again, no offense to the Ebenezer of the world, but geez, I can't let go of those implications. It's been too long since I've seen an infant named Ebenezer,. meaning I've never seen one. We should see more just absolutely absurd old-timey names.

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