// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhy did Yankee traders go bankrupt? They couldn't trade off their debts.
Yankee traders is a term used historically to refer to American merchants and drug smugglers, particularly around the turn of the 19th century.[1] Many of the Yankee traders came from Boston or other New England ports — hence the appellation "Yankee".[1] They were reputed to be particularly shrewd and independent.[2]
In popular culture
[edit]In The Last Outpost episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), the Ferengi (seen on screen for the first time) are compared to Yankee traders by William Riker and Data the android.
References
[edit]- 1 2 Kales, David (2007). "Yankee Traders". The Boston Harbor Islands: A History of an Urban Wilderness. The History Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-1-59629-290-1.
- ↑ Kathryn VanSpanckeren. American Literature. United States Department of State. p. 159.
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