Lewis and Clark | The Journey and the Journals | 4

American History Tellers

Wondery

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, History, Education For Kids

4.7 • 18.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

The Lewis and Clark expedition changed the course of American history. But after its bold, charismatic leader, Meriwether Lewis, ended his life in an apparent suicide, the expedition was largely forgotten. Not until the 20th century would the exploits of Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery recapture the imaginations of historians and the general public.

In this episode, Lindsay speaks with Clay S. Jenkinson, an author, historian, and host of acclaimed public radio show and podcast The Thomas Jefferson Hour. They’ll discuss Jefferson’s motives for ordering the expedition, its impact on Native American societies, the mysterious circumstances surrounding Lewis’s death, and the legacy of Lewis and Clark today.

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0:00.0	Hey, Prime Members, you can listen to American History Tellers add free on Amazon Music,
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0:07.0	Imagine, it's September 15th, 1809.
0:21.4	You're the Commanding Officer at Fort Pickering, an Army outpost that's perched on Chickasaw Bluff,
0:27.2	looking at Mississippi River in Tennessee.
0:30.0	This afternoon, a boat carrying Captain Maryweather Lewis landed at the fort, but your initial
0:34.6	meeting with him has left you deeply concerned.
0:38.1	A soldier opens the door to your quarters and shows in a man dressed in Buckskins, Lewis's
0:42.8	boatman.
0:43.8	A soldier of Salutes and steps out as you gesture for the boatman to sit.
0:48.2	Thank you for coming, sir.
0:50.9	I want to ask you about Captain Lewis.
0:53.6	He seems deranged.
0:55.9	You're taken aback by the boatman's bluntness.
0:58.2	Well, Dorae, drunk perhaps?
1:01.5	Oh, he's drunk, too, but there's more than that.
1:03.7	He tried to take his own life.
1:05.4	A suicide.
1:06.7	You're certain.
1:07.7	Positive.
1:08.7	He tried it twice when we were headed down river.
1:10.9	Nearly succeeded once, but the crew managed to restrain him.
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