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Summary: Horizons West was a fascinating, thirteen-installment docudrama which traced the movements of the famous Lewis and Clark expedition from 1803 to 1806. President Thomas Jefferson’s charter to Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark was to trace the origination point of the Missouri River, from St. Louis, Missouri to the Great Falls of Montana–and eventually beyond. Captain Meriwether Lewis’ appointment as President Jefferson’s personal secretary inaugurates the arc of thirteen chapters of the Horizons West series. Given the competition for the vast natural resources of the Northwest Territories of the United States, President Jefferson undertook to devise a secret expedition to survey the new territory leading to the Pacific Ocean by first tracing the route and tributary origins of the Mississippi, Missouri, and Columbia rivers, followed by a further exploration leading to a direct route from the origin of the Missouri headwaters, west to the Pacific Ocean. Lewis and Clark’s competition along the way would be the French, English and Russian settlers, trappers and officials, themselves attempting to map, track and exploit the potentially rich territories of the Northwest. With the announcement of the securing of the Louisiana Purchase of July 4, 1803, President Jefferson finally felt secure in scheduling Lewis and Clark’s ultimate exploration. With a great deal of the land to be initially explored now legally in the possession of the seventeen United States of America, Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery finally undertook their adventure in December of 1803. Once Lewis and Clark had met up and established Camp DuBois (on the eastern shore of the Mississippi near Hartford, Illinois), they began to undertake the provisioning necessary for their expedition–all the while under the greatest possible secrecy.
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Down the Missouri to St Louis Original Air Date: February 06, 1966 Host: Andrew Rhynes Show: Horizons West Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars: Harry Bartel (Lewis) John Anderson (Clark) Co-Stars Sebastian Cabot Helen Gerald Cliff Holland Frank Gerstle Eddie Firestone Don Spruance 'Down the Missouri To St. Louis' covers the period from July 1806 […]
Lewis and the Blackfeet Original Air Date: January 30, 1966 Host: Andrew Rhynes Show: Horizons West Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars: Harry Bartel (Lewis) Co-Stars Karl Swensen Bill Quinn Eddie Firestone Dan Barton John Stephenson Howard Culver Dal McKennon Jay Novello 'Lewis and the Blackfeet' covers July 1806 for the Captain Lewis-led contingent of […]
Clark and the Horse Thieves Original Air Date: January 23, 1966 Host: Andrew Rhynes Show: Horizons West Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars: Harry Bartel (Lewis) John Anderson (Clark) Co-Stars Sebastian Cabot Helen Gerald Cliff Holland Frank Gerstle Eddie Firestone Don Spruance 'Clark and the Horse Thieves' traces the progress--and travails--of William Clark's contingent of […]
Decision at Travelers Rest Original Air Date: January 16, 1966 Host: Andrew Rhynes Show: Horizons West Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars: Harry Bartel (Lewis) John Anderson (Clark) Co-Stars Karl Swensen Eddie Firestone Jim Boles Clarke Gordon
Homeward Bound Original Air Date: January 09, 1966 Host: Andrew Rhynes Show: Horizons West Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars: Harry Bartel (Lewis) John Anderson (Clark) Co-Stars Sebastian Cabot Karl Swensen Don Diamond Bill Quinn Dal McKennon Paul Conrad
Fort on the Columbia Original Air Date: January 02, 1966 Host: Andrew Rhynes Show: Horizons West Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars: Harry Bartel (Lewis) John Anderson (Clark) Co-Stars Karl Swensen Helen Gerald Bill Quinn Ben Cooper Dal McKennon
To the Pacific Original Air Date: December 26, 1965 Host: Andrew Rhynes Show: Horizons West Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars: Harry Bartel (Lewis) John Anderson (Clark) Co-Stars Karl Swensen Don Diamond Cliff Holland Eddie Firestone Jim Boles Dal McKennon
Shoshone Country Original Air Date: December 19, 1965 Host: Andrew Rhynes Show: Horizons West Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars: Harry Bartel (Luis) John Anderson (Clark) Co-Stars Karl Swensen Sebastian Cabot Helen Gerald Bill Quinn Jim Boles
The Great Falls Original Air Date: December 12, 1965 Host: Andrew Rhynes Show: Horizons West Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars: Harry Bartel (Luis) John Anderson (Clark) Co-Stars Sebastian Cabot Karl Swensen Helen Gerald Don Diamond Frank Gerstle Herb Ellis
Into the Unknown Original Air Date: December 05, 1965 Host: Andrew Rhynes Show: Horizons West Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars: Harry Bartel (Luis) John Anderson (Clark) Co-Stars Karl Swensen Sebastian Cabot Don Diamond Steven Bell Dal McKennon
Dakota Winter Original Air Date: November 28, 1965 Host: Andrew Rhynes Show: Horizons West Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars: Harry Bartel (Luis) John Anderson (Clark) Co-Stars Sebastian Cabot Helen Gerald William Keene Cliff Holland Howard Culver John Peter
The Confrontation Original Air Date: December 26, 1965 Host: Andrew Rhynes Show: Horizons West Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars: Harry Bartel (Luis) John Anderson (Clark) Co-Stars Karl Swenson Jack Edwards Jack Kruschen Sam Edwards Dal McKennon
Mr Jefferson's Dream Original Air Date: November 14, 1964 Host: Andrew Rhynes Show: Horizons West Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Star(s): Harry Bartel (Lewis) John Anderson (Clark) Co-Stars: Cliff Holland Dan Randolph Stanley Farrar Ben Wright Les Tremayne Tyler McVey Bill Irwin Dal McKennon Chapter #01 'Jefferson's Dream' introduces the listeners to the main players […]
