Comments on: Wild West Discussion - August 2009 http://www.historynet.com/wild-west-discussion-august-2009.htm?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wild-west-discussion-august-2009 From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:24:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Steve McCarty http://www.historynet.com/wild-west-discussion-august-2009.htm#comment-780759 Steve McCarty Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:55:19 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13681072#comment-780759 If one thinks about it, Lewis and Clarke walked and floated to Oregon and back again to St. Lewis. It took them three years to do it. They would not be as well known if it was not for their wonderful and detailed journal, and possibly because Sacajawea came along. Truth be known she did not have much to do with the voyage. It was her baby boy, Pompey who most impressed Cpt. Clarke. Did Sacajawea keep the Black Feet from killing the explorers or was it Lewis's air rifle that impressed them? Probably the latter. Pretty soon Sacajawea is going to be the talk of the town because the gov't is about to replace the paper dollar with the gold colored coin with Sac and Pompey displayed. I think that if Sac had not come along L&C would have made it just fine, but Clarke would not have had the little baby to play with, or anyone to name that pillar after. If one thinks about it, Lewis and Clarke walked and floated to Oregon and back again to St. Lewis. It took them three years to do it. They would not be as well known if it was not for their wonderful and detailed journal, and possibly because Sacajawea came along. Truth be known she did not have much to do with the voyage. It was her baby boy, Pompey who most impressed Cpt. Clarke.

Did Sacajawea keep the Black Feet from killing the explorers or was it Lewis's air rifle that impressed them? Probably the latter.

Pretty soon Sacajawea is going to be the talk of the town because the gov't is about to replace the paper dollar with the gold colored coin with Sac and Pompey displayed.

I think that if Sac had not come along L&C would have made it just fine, but Clarke would not have had the little baby to play with, or anyone to name that pillar after.

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