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
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On June 1, Zak Rivers began paddling down the Mississippi River with his cello, with the goal of making it to the Gulf of Mexico in 100 days and reconnecting with his instrument along the way.