Sacajawea

I’m gonna take some time to talk about Sacajawea (a.k.a. Sacagawea a.k.a. Sakakawea). Why? Because she’s my all time favorite lady and possibly my all time favorite historical figure. She was kick ass and saved Lewis and Clark’s booty all while her 13 year old self had a youngen strapped to her back. Sacajawea was [...]

Lewis And Clark

Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) and William Clark (1770-1838) were not the first to cross North America on foot, but they were the first Americans to do so, and arguably the most famous. They were assisted by the US Army, Toussaint Charbonneau, a French-Canadian explorer and Sacajawea, a Shoshone woman who was taken as a bride at the age [...]

Sorry

Experiencing technical difficulties and some such. The main difficulty? No time. But I’ll have loads of it Wednesday! So I promise I’ll get cracking.

Welcome!

So this post officially begins the beginning of my blog chronicling  the move westward across America. I’ll probably bore you; most people seemed bored by history, although I have no notion why, and I tend to be boring when reciting facts. Well, if you do stick around long enough for me to get through the Civil War [...]