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Southern whites and blue-collar workers deserted the party, and its fund-raising capacity was debilitated for years to come among big donors and small givers alike.
It was devastated in 1963 but some of its gateways, pavilions, terraces, and its weed-choked pool still stand, forlorn and deserted, like the relics of some far more ancient civilization.
English sea captains also came to know the beautiful but deserted Bahamian islands during the 17th century.
The Globe claims that Nielsen, who has universally been lauded as a hero, is actually a "sad, selfish woman" who cheated on her ex-husband and deserted her children.
Here is another attempt at explanation: in a culture that has deserted basic agriculture for industry, where professions such as shoemaker and blacksmith and cooper have all but disappeared, many people never learn the connections between mankind and nature, or the crafts of working with basic materials.