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teacher of history |
221 years ago this week, approximately 40 men left St Louis searching for a water way to the Pacific and to explore the new Louisiana Purchase. They were gone a little over 2 years and traveled thousands of miles. Only 1 man was lost (Sergeant Floyd) and he died of what is thought to have been a ruptured appendix. He would not have survived had it occurred in Philadelphia. If you have not read a good book on the journey, I recommend you do. Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose is very good. | ||
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“Undaunted Courage” by Stephen Ambrose. --------------------- DJT-45/47 MAGA !!!!! “Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur.” "Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it." — Mark Twain “Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.” — H. L. Mencken | |||
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| Freethinker |
► 6.0/94.0 “I can’t give you brains, but I can give you a diploma.” — The Wizard of Oz | |||
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| Saluki |
Without any real planning I’ve found myself in many places on the Corp of Discovery trails. From the Bitterroot River to St. Louis is as far as I’ve traveled but I expect I’ll be going further. The history of this expedition intrigues me. ----------The weather is here I wish you were beautiful---------- | |||
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