Lewis and Clark in today's school textbooks -- Recent historiography -- New reviewer Marc Jaffe Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation I www.lewisandclark.org November 2010 Volume 36, No. 4-- VIOLINS ACROSS THE WATER ' RICHARD PRESTHOLDT Contents President's Message 2 StephenieAmbrose Tubbs Trail Notes 3 Mark Weekley Letters 4 Tony Turnbow Immediate Past President's Message 5 Jim Mallory Editors' Notes 6 Jay H. Buckley and LC. Carr Music of the Lewis and Clark Expedition 7 Exploring the wilderness with violin in hand Sara V. Olds Putting the Corps in the Core Curriculum Lewis and Clark in today's textbooks , 14 Article, page 7 Rachel Barnard "That They Might Be Informed Who We Were" 19 A historiography of the Corps of Discovery from the last decade J. Ryan Badger The Foundation in Other Media 32 Reviews: In The Footsteps of Lewis and Clark 33 MarcJaffe The Long View ·' 36 LC.Carr On the cover Richard Prestholdt's lovely November image of the Columbia River. With grateful thanks to the photographer. "The fog So thick this morning we did not think it prudent to Set out until it Cleared away... " November 3, 1805, William Clark. President's Message An 'Arduous Journey' With aVital Goal November 2010 •Volume 36, Number 4 We Proceeded On is the official publication of the Lewis and Clark Trail H eritage the incoming choosing which fork was the true Foundation, Inc. Its name derives from a phrase that appears repeatedly in the collective t.~ President . of Missouri River. Our choice is to journals of the expedition. © 2010 J the Lewis and recommit to the Trail for another E.G. Chuinard, M.D., Founder Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, generation: to teach it, to protect it, ISSN 02275-6706 I would like to welcome any new to value it just as much, if not more Interim Editor L. C. Carr members who might be reading than before the Commemoration. PO Box 3434, Great Falls, MT 59403 this letter and receiving WPO for Like the Corps, we need to utilize [email protected] the first time. I would also like to the creativity of each and every Guest Editor take this opportunity to thank all member to reach this goal. We Dr. Jay Buckley, Department of History who attended our annual meeting need to make the most of the Brigham Young University in Lewiston and our wonderful connections forged by Bryant hosts, the Idaho chapter and the Boswell and to take advantage Volunteer Proofreaders Dr. H. Carl Camp and Mr. Jerry Garren Nee Me Poo Tribe. of the opportunity to work Printed by Advanced Licha, Great Falls, MT While in Lewiston I visited the with knowledgeable and highly campus of the local state Lewis qualified advisors who recognize EDITORIAi. ADVISORY BOARD Chairman and Clark college, where my the passion of our membership and James J. H olmberg friend Carol Grende's statue of want to help us develop several Louisville, Kentucky Sacajawea (sic) called Arduous new and exciting partnerships in Dr. Jay Buckley Glen Lindeman Journey greets visitors to her the very near future. Provo, Utah Pullman, Washington namesake Hall. It is a lovely statue As I travel the Trail and meet Dr. H. Carl Camp Dr. Robert Moore, Jr. Omaha, Nebraska St. Louis, Missouri and quite authentically landscaped the people who tell the story of D r. Robert Carriker Dr. Garv Moulton with the beautiful flowers and Lewis and Clark at the historical Spokane, Washington Lincoln,' Nebraska plants she would have recognized. sites, interpretive centers and Barb Kubik David Nicandri Vancouver, Washington Tacoma, Washington I mention it because I think the museums along the way I am statue's title aptly describes what continually amazed by the "spirit" MEMBERSHIP I NFORMATION Membership in the Lewis and Clark Trail the Foundation has been going of those who discover walking in Heritage Foundation is open to the public. through the past several years. the footsteps of Lewis and Clark is Information and applications are available by writing Membership Coordinator, Lewis and We have experienced our own a lifelong pleasure. History is not Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, P.O. Box Arduous Journey since the end dead. You and your family have 3434, Great Falls, MT 59403. of the Bicentennial. Now it seems the ability to time travel, to learn We Proceeded On, the quarterly journal of we as a Foundation have arrived together, to experience nature the Poundation, is mailed co current members at our own decision point, and together and to realize that Legacy in February, May, August and November. Articles appearing in this journal are abstracted like the Corps at that crucial implies more than a gift from the and indexed in HISTORICAL ABSTRACTS and juncture we need to study the past, it conveys a duty for us to A."1ER1CA: HISTORY AND L IFE. situation and move forward. As a pass it on, 'unimpaired for future ANNUA.L MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES: lifelong canoeist I think the most generations'. Student $30 Individual $49 important thing a paddler needs to I pledge to do my best as your Individual 3-Year: $133 understand it that to hesitate can be President and I implore you to Family/International $65 Trail Partner: $200 harmful, and it is better to paddle help make the Foundation the best, Heritage Club $ 100 harder when you are about to hit most up to date, most authoritative, Explorer C lub $150 a rapid. Forward momentum is most inventive resource it can be. Jefferson Club $250 Discovery Club $500 necessary to keep from swamping We might not be facing the snowy Lifetime Membership: $995, $2,500 and $5,000 your boat. As the next in line for peaks of the Bitterroot Mountains The Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, Inc. leadership I ask you to trust the or the boiling cauldron of the Falls is a tax-exempt nonprofit corporation. Individual Board and me just as the men did of the Columbia River but we are membership dues arc not tax deductible. The portion of premium dues over $49 is tax deductible. their Captains when it came to confronted with significant Continued on page 32 2 - We Proceeded On November 2010 Trail Notes perience the trail work together. understand the full history and Here are a few of the comments consequences of the expedition." we have received, that provide a Input from Lewiston sample of what we have heard so far. "At each stop [along the trail] I would like to see a map of the ;a:c+ his summer, Lewis "The Lewis and Clark National entire trail and a marker for the C fj and Clark Na- H istoric Trail is best experienced .... stop. I would like a written quota­ tional Historic Trail primitively. Experiencing it as lit­ tion about the stop from the J our­ staff kicked off their Comprehen­ tle brown signs along the highway nal and directions to other sites ." sive Management Planning process at 60 mph is not experiencing the in Lewiston Idaho at the Lewis trail at all .. .. An emphasis should "[The NPS should] support and Clark Trail Heritage Founda­ be placed on connectivity, making groups that provide maintenance tion Annual meeting. WOW! The it possible for modern day adven­ volunteers; provide additional in­ Annual meeting was great event turers to retrace the trail by float­ terpretative signs along the Trail." and a wonderful place to start our ing, walking, or riding, with con­ planning process. I really appreci­ venient campsites along the way." "I would like a comprehen­ ated the willingness of the Foun­ sive website that would enable dation to allow us the opportunity "The Trail is a big part of our lo­ someone to check out any lo­ to start this process at their meet­ cal history here in Jefferson City cation ... a clearinghouse of info ing. In many ways, I see our com­ and Mid-Missouri ....T wenty on exhibits and events along the prehensive planning process as a years from now we hope people trail so one could plan a trip. chance to strengthen and develop will still be interested in learn­ new partnerships. Starting this ing about Lewis and Clark and "I would like it if the NPS could process on the Nez Perce Reser­ much their journey affected our continue and increase their work as vation with the Foundation as our lives today and in the future." coordinator and facilitator of all the first host was really fitting. In the groups and people that care so deep­ past two months we have held 14 ' "Is it not ironic that 200 years ago ly about the trail and its history." public listening sessions along the the American Indian endeavored trail and received hundreds of oth­ to protect their land from East­ While these comments repre­ er comments through the mail, by ern intrusion ... and now we are sent only a small sample of those phone and e-mail. trying to protect these same land received, they provide great in­ These meetings were tremen­ areas from ·"growth" by the "es­ sights and suggestions for us as dously helpful and informative. tablishment"? Your CMP for the we continue our planning pro­ One of the most interesting was an next 15-20 years is too narrow .. .. cess. Once our public scoping extra meeting called by a Morton plan ahead 40 years minimum." process closes out we will take County Commissioner, in North some time this fall to review and Dakota. The major concern and "I hope we [will] steward the trail fully analyze all the comments. fear was that Trail would impinge and the story for many genera­ Once this is done we will publish on private property rights.