Archives for July 2019

Henry of Navarre Becomes Catholic

There was a numerous court at St. Denis, and all was conducted with great pomp and splendor.Continuing Henry of Navarre Ends French Religious

This series has four easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Henry of Navarre Decides to Become Catholic.IntroductionFew periods in

Today's installment concludes The Lewis and Clark Expedition,the name of our combined selection from James Davie Butler and Robert Southey. The

During the winter they sought for all the information in their power concerning the country and the inhabitants.Continuing The Lewis and Clark

The mountains were equally inaccessible; neither man nor beast could pass them, and therefore neither he nor any of his nation had ever attempted

Three days afterward, when they were in sight of the Rocky Mountains.Continuing The Lewis and Clark Expedition,our selection from an essay

The locality of La Salle's assassination is sufficiently clear, from a comparison of the several narratives.Previously in The Discovery of the Great

On the third day after this remarkable pass they came to a fork in the river which completely perplexed them.Continuing The Lewis and Clark

On April 26th they reached the Yellowstone River, which they learned from the Indians rises in the Rocky Mountains near the Missouri and the Platte,