Lewis and Clark Part 1 of 2

1950 Encyclopedia Britannica dramatization of the expedition made by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the land from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Coast.

Produced by Emerson Film Corporation
Public Domain Film

Note: Although Encyclopedia Britannica placed their name upon this film there are several historical inaccuracies. Captain Meriwether Lewis, Presidential-appointed leader of the Expedition, is relegated to a minor role while William Clark portrayed as the main commander. Some of this may be due to the fact that a Clark was the technical advisor. This film also has some mild stereotyping of race and gender typical of the period in which it was created.

You are watching part one of a two-part presentation on the fascinating history of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (Corps of Discovery).

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[dudarambo]

that's funny, he didn't let Clark or Lewis handle his "Mammoth bone"...

[gegi66]

me and my class is just learning abiut this stuff!

[NERevolutioner]

pause the video, then play and hit 4 (creepy laugh lol)

[dollar26100]

Charbonneau is played by John Crawford, who is best remembered as the sheriff on "The Waltons". He brought a lot of fun and creativity to everything he did. Love the French accent, John! You made my day!

[Picassia]

rofl they should've put this in an mst3k episode...

[CandelarioGaIvan]

pajiad191

Rape of the land is used as a metaphor and a poor one at that.

While I agree Yellowstone is wonderful. I will never take any park on the earth over a small black child in Africa who is starving to death.

[pajiad191]

@CandelarioGaIvan

Land can be raped in the same sense that ones asshole can "burn" after a hearty Mexican feast has been consumed and digested. Of course there is no actual forcible penetration of the earth by one's penis, just as flames do not lick the rectum of those who enjoy an enchilada every so often. There are 7 billion people humans on earth who are increasing more rapidly than any other species in the history of the earth...there is only one Yellowstone and it cannot reproduce.

[CandelarioGaIvan]

pajiad191

To start with land cant be raped. Nor can a hungry kid be feed by nice land scape.

Personally i love the woods, but people come first

[pajiad191]

We have reached a difference of opinion, I believe that using the American West as a whore to be raped for her land and foodstuffs to feed a nation of obese degenerates is a sin that will be repaid in sorrow and regret. You believe that destroying the rivers, earth and plains of North America is a small price to pay if food and nominal prosperity can be ravenously consumed by ignorant gluttons. So I suppose that, in our own minds, we can both be right.

[CandelarioGaIvan]

pajiad191

In other words the "lands" ability to produce was multiplied.

[pajiad191]

@CandelarioGaIvan

Yes, ranchers mauled the land. The grazing of animals such as sheep and cows has destroyed countless alpine pastures and fields as attested to by the great naturalist John Muir. He called such animals "hooved locusts" because of their insatiable appetite for green vegetation. Furthermore, the dividing of land through fencing and ownerhip as a result of the ownership of large ranches has turned the American west into a pie of private land with a highway right through.

[pajiad191]

@acerb45666555 lets start an american regressionirt party in which we lead a revolt against the technological rape of the American wilds and inspire a return to deeper understanding of the natural world. I'll be the leader and you can be the vice president....get back to me