Classical 89 Thinking Aloud Interview: http://www.classical89.org/thinkingaloud/past.asp?d=8/1/2008Today is the birthday of William Clark, a giant among American explorers. He helped connect our young East to our expansive West, leaving behind an overwhelming amount of detail in his journals. His role in the Lewis and Clark expedition assured him a place in American myth. But has history been too kind to Clark? He was only thirty-six when he returned from his trans-continental journey. What about the other thirty years of his life? Historian Jay Buckley treats the explorer's later life in his new book, William Clark: Indian Diplomat .
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