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The History of Saint Genevieve

The time warb is the fun segment of the show where we ask you a hypothetical history question. Clare: What might have happened if saint genevieve had remained entirely under french governance until he louisiana purchase in 18 o four? The spanish didn't really influence a lot of the day to day culture here, it's really hard for me to imagine that it would have shifted too much. All that also depends on how interested in the french monarchy the folks work. As if they were under french control during the french revolution, that would have probably throwne saint Genevieve foraloop.

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