tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post6361757124107281798..comments2024-03-29T04:06:21.363-07:00Comments on Prairiebreak: 200 years ago today....(Stephen Long Expedition part one)Panayoti Kelaidishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01846898350006673316noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-67359881210474453612020-07-13T11:38:46.197-07:002020-07-13T11:38:46.197-07:00There is a peak near Denver (and a beautiful peak)...There is a peak near Denver (and a beautiful peak) named for James not far from Denver. Other than that, few know of him except for his many namesakes (Jamesia americana, Telesonix jamesii etc. etc.) I believe his role as a proto-environmentalist and uber-liberal in matters of Social Justice merits him a far more conspicuous slot in the Historical canon. Especially since he penned not one but TWO major classics of American literature: the Account of the Expedition, but then the "Narrative of John Tanner' (he helped a man who'd been kidnapped as a child by Chippewa write his memoir of his life as a native American).Panayoti Kelaidishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846898350006673316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-48952472589290494722020-07-13T11:04:55.389-07:002020-07-13T11:04:55.389-07:00The columbine is a beauty. Your post has intrigued...The columbine is a beauty. Your post has intrigued me about this man. I don't remember ever hearing his name.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.com