expedition
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The farm Ordway received in Missouri, as a reward for his great services to the expedition, was destroyed by the 1811-12 New Madrid earthquakes—leaving his children destitute.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Jefferson was aware of what he called Lewis’s “depressions of mind” but was convinced that he was the right man to lead the expedition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
CEO Torstein Hagan put it like this, just before the expedition vessel set off Tuesday from New York City for a cruise to the Great Lakes—with a pass through Canada.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
Members of the Cambridge University Space Flight Society said the "incredible" expedition was the first of its kind they had seen in their lifetimes, with the last manned moon mission being 1972.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
He was a world-famous celebrity, a hero to thousands who read his thrilling book on his “Furthest South” expedition.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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