Hey, everyone,
This past week I had to travel across the country for a wedding, and did not have time to put together a podcast interview for this week. I did, however, finish the Part III on Lewis and Clark for the Old World Show, and I think it’s the best one I have done yet. So, I have included that video—Part III of the story, from the expedition’s departure from Camp Dubois to their time with the Mandans—for you. If you like watching it on here, and would like to continue receiving them ad-free on here, please just let me know. I’d be happy to send them out. We will be back to normal next week.
This is the tale of how Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led the Corps of Discovery out of Camp Dubois and up the Missouri River, sailing, rowing and pushing a keelboat against the current and into history. It’s the story of their standoff with the Teton Lakota, their need for nine pounds of meat per man per day to make up for the caloric expenditure of the expedition, and of their time with the incredible Mandan Indians. It is a romantic story of adventure, an excruciating story of hard work on a merciless frontier, and an exciting tale of perseverance in the face of immense danger and terrible odds.
This is also the tale of how the Corps of Discovery was hammered into being an effective unit with the lash, the tragic death of Sgt. Charles Floyd, and how the ingenuity of one blacksmith kept the men alive through a freezing and starving winter. This is the tale of the Corps of Discovery as it began the march that constituted its American Epic.
You can watch Part I here:
And Part II here:
Keelboat at Lewis and Clark Park, John Workman, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Lewis and Clark statue, Oregon State Archives, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Monticello Virginia, Jacob DiGeronimo, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Camp Dubois, Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Camp Dubois Start, en:User:Americasroof, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Camp Dubois Stockade Craftsmen, Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Camp Dubois Stockade Cabin, Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Canoe Camp, Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Lewis and Clark Canoe Camp, Steve Shook from Moscow, Idaho, USA, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Lewis and Clark State Memorial, JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Fort Lewis, Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Flogging/Flagellation d’un marin, See page for author, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sgt. Floyd Monument, Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Floyd Grave, John David Bert, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sgt. Floyd Plaque: Creative Commons
Herd of American bison, By Photog, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=52825308
Prairie Dog, Allen & Ginter, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Prairie Dog, Free Public Domain Illustrations by rawpixel, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Pica hudsonia (Black-billed magpie), Callisto, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Lakota Indians, Personal collection, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Fort Mandan, Chris Light at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Fort Mandan, Gooseterrain2, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Reconstructed Mandan Interior, Gooseterrain2, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Reconstruction of Fort Mandan in the Winter, Gooseterrain2, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sacajawea, EncMstr, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons
