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Podcast: This Day (An America 250 History Show)
Episode: The Myth of The Myth of Lewis & Clark (1805)
Description: It's November 18th. This day in 1805, explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark have returned back east to report on their trip to President Jefferson. It hasn't been very successful.Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss how their names faded into relative obscurity in the years after they returned, and how the myth of Lewis and Clark has been revived -- often to fit the myths of the era -- in the decades and centuries since.Sign up for our America250 Watch newsletter, where you'll also get links and lots more historical tidbits.https://thisdaypod...