Who Was Meriwether Lewis’ Godfather?
2014-08-04
TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION TO HONOR MERIWETHER LEWIS’ BIRTHDAY MONTH:
MERIWETHER LEWIS HAD A GODFATHER. HE WASN’T MARLON BRANDO. WHO WAS HE?Continue Reading
Lewis and Clark and Sex Bombs
2014-08-02
Yesterday, I posed the question: WE DON’T KNOW IF MERIWETHER LEWIS FATHERED ANY ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN IN HIS LIFETIME. HOW MANY DID CLARK SIRE DURING THEIR TRAVELS?
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Lewis and Clark: Screwing Their Way Across a Continent
2014-08-01
In public appearances, I like to tell a story about my own experience with learning history.
Eighth grade.
United States History.
In South Carolina, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were tangential figures. They didn’t visit South Carolina, never called it home. History tends to focus on the familiar, the things we can experience beyond the immediate bounds of our classroom doors.Continue Reading