What Do You Carry in Your Backpack?

The Items That Tell Our Story

erika sauter
Sep 4, 2018 · 3 min read
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Man has been carrying bags for over 5,000 years. What began as a sack made from animal hide, allowing warriors to carry arrows into battle to slaughter their enemies evolved into burlap (potato) sacks used to wrap bread and moonshine for far distance travel on horseback, and into the modern day fashionable backpack we now carry.

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erika sauter

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Editorial Reporter @ Hometown Current Newspaper. Iowa County, Iowa. I write stories, snap photographs and farm. Instagram: _erika_sauter_

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