Lewis and Clark: Heading Upstream into History

Bob Ford

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For “empire building” countries the name of the game in the 1700’s and early 1800’s was exploration and colonization. France had become one of the most active at both. Napoleon was waltzing through his continent collecting European Thrones like they were modern day base…