Meriwether Lewis

88 books that shaped America, at the Library of Congress

2012-07-04 16:36:52

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Thursday's Highlights: 'California's Gold' on KCET.

2010-12-01 21:34:05

<![CDATA[Thursday's Highlights: 'California's Gold' on KCET.]]>

Missouri lawmakers say yes to horse slaughterhouses but no to honoring Lewis and Clark's dog

2010-04-01 16:34:06

<![CDATA[Missouri lawmakers say yes to horse slaughterhouses but no to honoring Lewis and Clark's dog]]>

Bird-watching in Nevada's Ruby Mountains

2008-05-25 00:00:00

Lamoille Canyon in northeastern Nevada's Ruby Mountains doesn't attract many tourists. But I didn't come seeking crowds, neon lights or fine dining. I came here for something that's increasingly rare in America: a dash of mountain vistas mixed with a...

The Loner

2002-12-15 00:00:00

The great novelists, Larry McMurtry believes, write their masterpieces in the prime of life. And at 66, he figures he's past his prime. The powers that inspired "The Last Picture Show" and "Terms of Endearment" are in decline. By his own reckoning, the...

Pioneer heritage, ocean and river vistas, seafood by the boatload—and rain

2002-08-11 00:00:00

One of the first travel writers to see the area said, "Ocian in view! O! the joy." Within a few weeks, however, he was complaining about the rain: "O! how disagreeable is our Situation dureing this dreadfull weather." Of course, in 1805 William Clark...

Going Forward

2001-12-30 00:00:00

On Sept. 11, after we had heard the news about the terrorist attacks in New York and on the Pentagon, I was standing on the balcony of my apartment in Los Angeles on a rare night when I wasn't on the road. Suddenly I realized that something was...

Along the Missouri with Lewis and Clark

2005-05-01 00:00:00

The smell of wood smoke and burning sage filled the lean-to. Rain pounded the roof. Soggy clothing hung helter-skelter overhead, and river mud coated the floor. Still, the mood was magical. All eyes watched our camp cook, Tony Kellar, who is part Creek...

Mix with mortals -- and gods

2005-05-01 00:00:00

GREECE CRuise the blue Aegean Sea to the Greek Isles aboard a 145-foot, three-masted yacht, then tour classical Greece by bus. The two-week tours, with departures from May through October, include a seven-day cruise with stops at Santorini, Mykonos,...

I'll Have Another wins 138th Kentucky Derby

2012-05-05 16:13:00

I'll Have Another cut loose down the home stretch to run down favorite Bodemeister and win the 138th Kentucky Derby on Saturday. The winner, with a finish of 2:01:83, took in nearly $1.5 million of the $2.2 million purse. Dullahan, with 12-1 odds,...

Leafing Through the Pages at the Morton Arboretum

2011-08-05 09:52:00

Our book club reads a wide range of titles, frequently about nature. We meet in the Sterling Morton Library, which contains 28,000 books, 12,000 artworks and several hundred nursery catalogs. "Walden" by Henry David Thoreau brought on one of our best...

Author, historical impersonator visits Crystal Lake

2011-11-21 16:34:23

Meriwether Lewis, left, and William Clark.

2005-04-27 17:12:40