Tides of History
Lewis and Clark, the Corps of Discovery, and Writing Collective History: Interview with Author Craig Fehrman
April 23, 202644 min · 10,474 words
Show notes
Author Craig Fehrman's new book on Lewis and Clark, This Vast Enterprise, is one of the best things I've read in years. We discuss the richness of our understanding of the expedition and how that allows us to understand it, and the world of the early 19th century, from many different points of view. Buy the book: bit.ly/tvecfb Patrick has a brand-new history show! It’s called Past Lives, and every episode explores the life of a real person who lived in the past.
Highlighted moments
when it was time to tow a canoe against the Missouri current, to stand in that cold water waist deep and just get to work, the rocks lacerating your feet, they weren't doing that. Lewis was off working on science. Clark was off working on maps.
“York didn't pretend to be a bear. He pretended to be a bear that had been captured by Clark. So even in the games York is playing, he's putting the idea of slavery in there.”
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