This week on the Jefferson hour, a conversation with David Nicandri about his new book "Lewis and Clark Reframed: Examining Ties to Cook, Vancouver and McKenzie", and the importance of reading not only the journals left, but also their "day books". In writing the book, Nicandri speaks about his goal to not just get get into explorers shoes, but to get "into their heads'.

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