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1.16 New Atlantis: a Hemingway Micronation


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Hemingway's lesser known legacy: the incredible, ridiculous micronation built by Leicester Hemingway. Find out what floating islands, bat guano, and carob beans have in common.


Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!


Sources:

https://sites.utexas.edu/ransomcentermagazine/2015/07/30/throwback-thursday-contents-of-a-country-leicester-hemingways-republic-of-new-atlantis/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leicester_Hemingway#:~:text=Hemingway%20founded%20his%20micronation%20of,half%20for%20the%20United%20States.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Atlantis_(micronation)

https://theinternetsaysitstrue.com/2023/09/18/new-atlantis-hemingway/

https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/a-profile-of-leicester-les-hemingway-and-his-new-atlantis-micronation-12385490

https://www.grunge.com/104998/ernest-hemingways-unbelievable-real-life-story/

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