Epic battle. So this great voyage of the Lewis And Clark expedition will be quite significant and important. A few years ago the atlantic monthly did a survey of the top 100 most influential figures in american history. And Lewis And Clark make the list at 70. And what i find interesting is theyre the only names on the entire list where theyre listed together. So its almost like theyre inseparable. And the smithsonian did one just five years ago on the hundred most significant americans, and Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were hooked together. And sacagawea who accompanied the expedition also made it. So this young teenage shoshone woman was considered one of the most 100 most significant americans. There is an impression across the United States that Lewis And Clark expedition was significant and that the people that went along are important for our countrys history. Today were going to discuss the expedition and three main facets. Were going to look at it as the causes and histor
This class was taught online due to the coronavirus pandemic, and brigham young university provided the video. So today were going to be looking at the Lewis And Clark expedition and discussing some of the ramifications of this most important expedition. Some people have classified the Lewis And Clark expedition and compared it to the odyssey of the greek tragedies, just like the civil war is sometimes seen as Americas Iliad of that great epic battle. So this great voyage of the Lewis And Clark expedition will be quite significant and important. A few years ago the atlantic monthly did a survey of the top 100 most influential figures in american history. And Lewis And Clark make the list at 70. And what i find interesting is theyre the only names on the entire list where theyre listed together. So its almost like theyre inseparable. And the smithsonian did one just five years ago on the hundred most significant americans, and Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were hooked together. And
Im Jeremy Drouin Manager of the Missouri Valley special collections. The librarys local History Department in archives. Thank you for joining us for another online installment of our signature sunday series. We look forward to the day when we can once again hold the vents inside our auditorium, but until that time we will continue to offer a variety of online programming. If you missed one of our recent events, youll find them archived on the Librarys Website and youtube channel. Is my pleasure to introduce our Speaker Jerry Enzler who joins us from his home in east, dubuque, illinois. He is here to discussed his new book. Jim Bridger Trailblazer the american west. Published last month by the university of Oklahoma Press richard was indeed a trailblazer. He was the first Mountain Man to come upon the great Salt Lake in utah had all the bighorn rivers bad pass and explore the wonders of yellowstone. He operated a Trading Post on the Oregon Trail and was also a pioneering merchant in wes
Sunday at 7pm eastern 4pm pacific here on american History Tv. Next on american History Tv Jerry Enzler discusses his book jim Bridger Trailblazer of the american West Bridger was a Traitor And Guide who traveled across much of the western wilderness from the 1820s to 1868 the Kansas City public library hosted this event and provided the video. Im Jeremy Drouin Manager of the Missouri Valley special collections. The librarys local History Department in archives. Thank you for joining us for another online installment of our signature sunday series. We look forward to the day when we can once again hold the vents inside our auditorium, but until that time we will continue to offer a variety of online programming. If you missed one of our recent events, youll find them archived on the Librarys Website and youtube channel. Is my pleasure to introduce our speaker Jerry Enzler who joins us from his home in east, dubuque, illinois. He is here to discussed his new book. Jim Bridger Trailblaze
As Americas Iliad of that great epic battle. So this great voyage of the Lewis And Clark expedition will be quite significant and important. A few years ago the atlantic monthly did a survey of the top 100 most influential figures in american history. And Lewis And Clark make the list at 70. And what i find interesting is theyre the only names on the entire list where theyre listed together. So its almost like theyre inseparable. And the smithsonian did one just five years ago on the hundred most significant americans, and merriweather Lewis And Clark were hooked together. And sacagawea who accompanied the expedition also made it. So this young teenage Shishone Woman was considered one of the most 100 most significant americans. There is an impression across the United States that Lewis And Clark expedition was significant and that the people that went along are important for our countrys history. Today were going to discuss the expedition and three main facets. Were going to look at i