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The prospect of the New World appealed to men because it seemed to offer even a low-status person a chance to become somebody.
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“And the attraction of the new world, right, once they're aware that out there is a whole new land where it's possible for even a small man like myself to become something, to become somebody,”Play from 1:15:57Report a misattribution
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