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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, July 18, 1805
Day 787 Day 789 Lewis, July 18, 1805 Thursday July 18th 1805. Set out early this morning. previous to our departure saw a large herd of the Bighorned anamals on the immencely high and…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: February 22, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark February 21, 1806February 23, 1806February 22, 1806 Saturday February 22cd 1806. We were visited today by two Clatsop women and two boys who…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 25, 1804
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 24, 1804August 26, 1804August 25, 1804 Augt. 25th Satturday 1804 This morning Capt Lewis & my Self G D. Sjt. Ouderway Shields J.…Lewis & Clark: Beginning a Long Journey
by NoahBrooks A Great Transaction in LandFrom the Lower to the Upper RiverBeginning a Long Journey In 1803, availing himself of a plausible pretext to send out an…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, June 21, 1805
Day 731 Day 733 Lewis, June 21, 1805 Friday June 21st 1805. This morning I employed the greater part of the men in transporting a part of the bagage over portage creek to the top of the…Pinckney, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Pinckney, Charles, 1757–1824, American statesman, governor of South Carolina (1789–92, 1796–98, 1806–8), b. Charleston, S.C.; cousin of Charles C. Pinckney and Thomas Pinckney. He…Symington, William Stuart
(Encyclopedia) Symington, William Stuart, 1901–88, U.S. senator (1953–76), b. Amherst, Mass. He interrupted a successful business career in 1941 to accept a War Department assignment involving a…Elkins, Stephen Benton
(Encyclopedia) Elkins, Stephen Benton, 1841–1911, American statesman, b. Perry co., Ohio. He grew up in Missouri and after the outbreak of the Civil War enlisted in the Union army, although his…Ozarks, the
(Encyclopedia) Ozarks, the, or Ozark Plateau, upland region, actually a dissected plateau, c.50,000 sq mi (129,500 sq km), chiefly in S Mo. and N Ark., but partly in Oklahoma and Kansas, between the…chantey
(Encyclopedia) chantey or shantychanteyboth: shănˈtē [key], work song with marked rhythm, particularly one sung by a group of sailors while hoisting sail or anchor or pushing the capstan. Often it…Trending
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