Seaman: Meriwether Lewis' Dog

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  • Опубликовано: 10 дек 2024

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  • @benmayer5932
    @benmayer5932 Месяц назад +214

    Growing up, my parents had three Newfies in succession, all of them black with the white on the chest. All of them were the best definition of a dog, loyal and protective to no end. The first one saved me when I was really little from a loose doberman that had gotten away from its owners. The last one was super jealous of my wife and would put herself between us whenever we visited. I would have one right now if my wife wasn't allergic to dogs. My mom has a spinning wheel for wool and was able to spin the excess fur into yarn, and then knitted a stocking cap for me out of it, which I still have and cherish. They are all buried under a large maple tree at our farm; being a stone cutter I carved marble gravestones for them. Some locals think the place is an old abandoned cemetery.

    • @meedwards5
      @meedwards5 Месяц назад +9

    • @NotchFox
      @NotchFox Месяц назад +11

      Never had a Newfie, but they seem to be great dogs. Amazing how humans are blessed with such loyal and loving companions!!

    • @katiekane5247
      @katiekane5247 Месяц назад +18

      Ours showed up inexplicably on a country road in northern Illinois. She ran right into our car right at the end of our driveway. Nobody claimed her and as she was limping, we brought her inside and tended her, sure somebody was missing this beautiful 110# dog. Every time she stopped limping and was put in the garage, the limp started again. Needless to say, she was meant to be ours. Still miss you Klara the Klutz 💜

    • @nedfanfani9062
      @nedfanfani9062 Месяц назад +14

      I am a retired stone cutter, coincidentally. I am a Lab Retriever fan, myself, but I love Newfies. All my past Labs have headstones too. Good for you! Great dogs should never be Forgotten. 👍

    • @duncanidaho2097
      @duncanidaho2097 Месяц назад +7

      Great story, sir.

  • @brianmorger2174
    @brianmorger2174 Месяц назад +54

    I live in Great Falls, Montana and
    the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center is a year round destination for history buffs. A summertime fixture is a "Seaman" actor, a Newfie owned by a local family - who enjoys very much his annual celebrity appearances.

  • @christopherbradley5575
    @christopherbradley5575 Месяц назад +57

    As a dog lover, this story really hit home for me. Dogs have played such an importants role in the the lives of humans for thousands of years. From protection to companionship, they have served us with loyalty and distinction. I think they deserve more respect and definately more credit for the impact they have on our lives and our history. Dogs are truly mans best friend.

  • @tlt935
    @tlt935 Месяц назад +26

    In St. Charles, MO, there are super cute statues of Seaman all over town dressed up with different outfits depending on where in town he is. 😍

  • @papasyscon6037
    @papasyscon6037 Месяц назад +255

    "His proclivity for chasing beavers would have serious consequences."
    Me too, Seaman, me too.

  • @markthomas4083
    @markthomas4083 17 часов назад +2

    I earned my second DUI in Northern Nevada. Won’t give the specific jail that kept me for a while. But, when I came to, I asked where Scout was. The CO pointed across the jail, Scout fortunately was placed in a cell across from me. I am forever thankful to the deputy that allowed Scout to stay in the jail instead of the pound. This occurred on Super Bowl Sunday, 2021. 🐕 Special dogs are so beneficial to us. I don’t drink 🚱 anymore, not even a drop.

  • @crowznest438
    @crowznest438 Месяц назад +30

    Thanks for telling Seaman's story. Not all biographies of the expedition include it.

  • @Arete37
    @Arete37 18 дней назад +6

    My grandmother was born in 1889. So to her the L & C expedition was only as far back as WWII is to us, more or less. Crazy.

  • @DBAllen
    @DBAllen 28 дней назад +23

    We are always the better for having owned a dog.

  • @katehartley621
    @katehartley621 28 дней назад +9

    A Lewis and Clark movie could be both exciting and a scenic wonder!

  • @danielcadnum7214
    @danielcadnum7214 Месяц назад +14

    Need more amazing dog 🐕 movies. They have been helping man navigate life for thousands of years. 😊

  • @cindywright3368
    @cindywright3368 25 дней назад +8

    There’s an awesome book called “Undaunted Courage” that is a great read about Lewis and Clark expedition.

  • @retroadventures6127
    @retroadventures6127 Месяц назад +56

    In 2019 St. Charles, Missouri celebrated its 250 anniversary of the city’s founding. The mascot for this celebration was Seaman. There were 25 life sized statues placed around the city by businesses who purchased them. Each business decorated him however they chose.
    For those who wished to go on a scavenger hunt and find all 25, there was a prize waiting at the visitors center on Main Street…a chocolate likeness of the pup.

    • @andrewm4564
      @andrewm4564 Месяц назад +5

      I have relatives in St. Charles, MO. I have spent some time in downtown St. Charles, and I really enjoyed walking around there. I haven't been there in about 10-12 years, so I missed the 250th anniversary. It sounds like it was a fantastic event!

    • @johnbowers7115
      @johnbowers7115 Месяц назад +4

      I’m from St Charles as well it’s really cool to see them all over the city

    • @dugroz
      @dugroz Месяц назад +1

      Was that the year the statue with Lewis, Clark, & Seaman was erected? I was there in 2019 and it seemed pretty new. (If curious, I have a video of it here: ruclips.net/video/V57O4_xTgAg/видео.htmlsi=Mq_Jz892UFXwHAyL. )

    • @mariebelladonna437
      @mariebelladonna437 25 дней назад +1

      I'm from Louisville Kentucky, and we do the same thing, but with statues of horses-of course, lol. And Punxsutawney Philidelphia does it with statues of their famous groundhog, Phil. Pretty cool. We're all more alike than we realize.

    • @user-vm5ud4xw6n
      @user-vm5ud4xw6n 23 дня назад

      I live in FW, IN. There are mastodon’s around town with painted logos on some. Others are just pretty. The Indian mastodon outside of one of the jewelers in town is beautiful . It looks like an elephant just off the boat from India. Although the oversized tusks give them away. Another is painted the colors of our towns bus service. A very pretty animal painted all over in little flowers is outside a liquor store, there’s one for a dentist with scrubs and a face mask on, there’s another outside of a sandwich shop. Those are the only ones I know.

  • @pseudopetrus
    @pseudopetrus 25 дней назад +10

    Great story, I am sure much of it is true. Newfies are wonderful dogs!

  • @bobsmoot2392
    @bobsmoot2392 Месяц назад +11

    Excellent story, and as always, a story well told. Thank you, sir.

  • @jackvoss5841
    @jackvoss5841 29 дней назад +6

    I organize a Geezer Run canoe and camping trip every year in May. We’re all over 50. Most of our trips have along a dog. (They provide our adult supervision.) If you’re not a dog lover, you don’t get invited. It’s a simple formula.
    Courtesy of Half Vast Flying

  • @dougbuckman6450
    @dougbuckman6450 Месяц назад +59

    Thank you very much!!! I'm a Veteran and I have a Newfoundland Named Ryder he is my service dog!

  • @dennisclapp7527
    @dennisclapp7527 6 дней назад +1

    Thanks History Guy. It is well known by people who have been guardians of a dog that most dogs are better people than most people.

  • @richardmourdock2719
    @richardmourdock2719 Месяц назад +42

    Thank you H.G. for this post. As an avid student of the Lewis and Clark expedition and ardent lover of dogs, this is well deserved. And like all dog lovers, I choose to believe that story of Seaman guarding Lewis' grave.... though I have to admit the loss of the collar certainly raises doubt as to its existence.

    • @jodycarter7308
      @jodycarter7308 Месяц назад +3

      Dogs are social lubricant. He probably was the reason they had amiable contact amongst the various tribes.

    • @curtismcelhaney2512
      @curtismcelhaney2512 Месяц назад +1

      I don't think hg would mind ...if you like Lewis and Clark, The wild West extravaganza, has a great video

    • @reallyseriously7020
      @reallyseriously7020 Месяц назад

      Can you recommend a good YT vid covering Lewis and Clark's journey?

  • @ghowell13
    @ghowell13 Месяц назад +52

    There is nothing lime a good dog, except a great dog.
    Thanks so much for this episode!

  • @flaco5581
    @flaco5581 17 дней назад +3

    This was a very good episode. Thanks

  • @napoliansolo7865
    @napoliansolo7865 Месяц назад +39

    I love a good dog story. Seaman was a very good dog.

  • @user-vm5ud4xw6n
    @user-vm5ud4xw6n 23 дня назад +2

    A lady I used to work with had 3 dogs. I remember 2 were Newfies. I don’t remember whether the 3rd was or not. She drove a Chrysler minivan with the back seat removed. That are was for the dogs. And each of them had their place in the back of the van. One time I made some cookies to take to work except I dropped them on the ground. I didn’t have time to pick them up so I could toss them. I figured the birds would eat them. Nope. Not a good day to be a bird. My friend arrived about 5 minutes after me and scooped them up to give to her dogs.

  • @joiedevivre2005
    @joiedevivre2005 Месяц назад +97

    Every adventure is better if you have a dog with you.

    • @TimHunold
      @TimHunold Месяц назад +13

      Everything is better with a dog by your side

    • @gregyoungman
      @gregyoungman Месяц назад +3

      I agree. I go as for as to say no adventure is complete without them

  • @johnmcnulty4425
    @johnmcnulty4425 Месяц назад +13

    If I may share a modern Seaman story from the bicentennial Lewis and Clark reenactment expedition:
    We camped for one night along the Ohio River in Sistersville, West Virginia in early September of 2003. Our reenactment dog was black and slept on the replica keel boat along with our reenactment Captain Lewis, a guy by the name of Scott Mandrel from Alton, Illinois.
    Anyway, Scotty had given us privates a rule that we were to travel in pairs in any of the towns that we visited. I hadn't gone into the town yet as I was tending the fire along the riverbank and often stayed up to the wee hours of the night to enjoy some quiet alone time after everyone had gone to bed.
    Around 1:30 in the morning that night I hear some movement coming off the keelboat and noticed that it was Seaman apparently keen on going for a walk while all the humans (except for me) were asleep.
    Perfect, I thought as I decided to accompany the dog on his walkabout through the town, thus fulfilling the requirement that all of us Corps of Discovery members should refrain from going around solo.
    Now Seaman knew me a little bit because I snuck him some roast beef a few days before in Rochester, Pennsylvania, so off we went into the town as he cut through people's back yards obligating me to follow him.
    We had a good half an hour so stroll through Sistersville, never seeing another person, and eventually he headed back down to the ramp where the boat was docked. Although, I didn't intend to sleep on the boat, I nonetheless accompanied Seaman down the ramp towards the gang plank when all of a sudden he turned, knowing that I didn't sleep on the keelboat and gave me a most startling growl/bark/huff sound that told me that I was to go no further.
    Now I understand why black bears are afraid of these dogs because they are like a bear in their own right and our little foray that night stayed our little secret.

  • @melissawhite9301
    @melissawhite9301 21 день назад +1

    Never will I forget the loving, loyal and brave nature of my Newfoundland.

  • @lanaecall921
    @lanaecall921 21 день назад +2

    Had à Newfie mix who saved me from a cougar in north idaho. Was my BFF even before the cougar incident. they are better than most humans by far .❤

  • @judithsnook1139
    @judithsnook1139 16 дней назад +1

    Thank you for this story. I have read a bit about the expedition, but never saw anything about Seaman! I was the owner of a Newfoundland, and can absolutely believe the characteristics described.

  • @seatedliberty
    @seatedliberty Месяц назад +39

    In an expedition full of great men, he was the goodest boy.

  • @rickieoakes5267
    @rickieoakes5267 Месяц назад +31

    What a wonderful story! Thank you so much for remembering a grand friend and traveling companion.🧑‍🦯🚣🐕

  • @2fishes-q5h
    @2fishes-q5h 17 дней назад +1

    The mention of mosquitos collaborates the story of a small town in Idaho. Peck, Idaho was the place the Corps spent one night only to flee from the mosquito infested swamp area. The flatlands at the confluence of the Clearwater River and Big Canyon River.

  • @TheHimmus
    @TheHimmus Месяц назад +40

    Came for The History Guy but stayed for the Seaman.

  • @ClipsNSnips
    @ClipsNSnips Месяц назад +65

    I can't believe that there still isn't a proper Lewis and Clark movie 🤔

    • @Banditt42
      @Banditt42 Месяц назад +11

      There is. It's called Almost Heros.

    • @ryanhau1073
      @ryanhau1073 Месяц назад

      ​@@Banditt42one of Chris Farley's last movie

    • @ericneilson9151
      @ericneilson9151 Месяц назад +7

      Hollywood is way too immoral and woke to do something like that. Wouldn't that be a fantastic series.

    • @Kelly-oq9nh
      @Kelly-oq9nh Месяц назад +3

      There absolutely should be a movie… There’s a great book that tells the story. Undaunted courage.

    • @gent_Carolina
      @gent_Carolina Месяц назад +1

      There's a great book about it called _Sacajawea_ 🤔 but it's not a children's book.

  • @RebeccaAllen-q3e
    @RebeccaAllen-q3e 3 дня назад

    Always a joy to learn the information in your stories!!!!

  • @kellyplumb5520
    @kellyplumb5520 Месяц назад +1

    I really enjoy your videos, I share and watch with my grandchildren ❤😊
    Thank you,

  • @aboutdawntoday
    @aboutdawntoday 3 дня назад

    I am fascinated by Lewis and Clark and the Corp of Discovery. The mouth of the Columbia river is rich with this history and you can feel their presence at a rest area called Dismal Nitch where there is a memorial about their encounter with the Cathalemet people that saved them. Everyone loved Seaman and there is a story there where teenagers stole Seaman and Lewis threatened to burn down their village if he was not returned. Sacajawea saved the official journal and supplies from the river when Lewis' boat capsized ahead, they were a team to be reckoned with. Great history! What an experience, amazing.

  • @paulshelley8132
    @paulshelley8132 Месяц назад +2

    Thanks!

  • @KevinLuby-s1i
    @KevinLuby-s1i Месяц назад +15

    Thank you for this episode. It is gratifying to see that even a loyal dogs story is worth recounting and therefore remembering.

  • @annetteclark8854
    @annetteclark8854 6 дней назад +1

    The Lewis and Clark Monument in Jefferson City, Missouri, includes a statue of Seaman. If you are ever in the Capitol city, check it, as well as the other lovely bronze statues and fountains, out. Thanks! I have always wondered what happened to Seaman. I love your channel! ❤

  • @aaron_brown7324
    @aaron_brown7324 Месяц назад +30

    Some great friends of my parents always had Newfoundland dogs. It was incredible. We would go to the lake and swim out as far as we could, and bear would swim out to us have us grab his collar and pull us all the way to shore.

    • @jayshaw63
      @jayshaw63 Месяц назад +7

      I had a 95-lb Chocolate Labrador like that. Zipper would swim to your rescue if he thought you were out too far. Best dog in the World.

  • @DaneOrschlovsky
    @DaneOrschlovsky 22 дня назад +1

    I grew up in Clark County and floated down the Lewis River in rhe summertime. Im fairly familiar with the legacy of Lewis and Clark 😂

  • @ericdraves8298
    @ericdraves8298 Месяц назад +8

    The many documentaries I have watched on Lewis and Clark and none have included any interesting stories like these.

  • @dougwalker4944
    @dougwalker4944 Месяц назад +18

    the smartest and bravest of the team..absolutely selfless in his commitment, ...

  • @mercedithcompala8148
    @mercedithcompala8148 3 дня назад +1

    Excellent ❤

  • @redrumloa
    @redrumloa Месяц назад +5

    I have a Newfie right now. She is the smartest and most loving dog I've ever been around. My wife is convinced she's not a dog, she's a person. Either way, she's a family member, not a pet.

  • @38blaze1212
    @38blaze1212 23 дня назад +3

    Another Great Pittsburgher making contributions to history.

  • @philpaine3068
    @philpaine3068 Месяц назад +20

    The heroism of the Newfoundland dog is legendary. In the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador there are two well-known public statues of this breed. One rescued a whole shipload of people from a shipwreck in the most astonishing way --- and the other sacrificed his life to save the lives of Canadian troops in battle.

  • @Kiraiko44
    @Kiraiko44 Месяц назад +24

    I would watch so many videos about historical dogs and other animals

  • @nixhixx
    @nixhixx 22 дня назад +3

    It's wild to me that St Louis is considered the Gateway to the West when it's clearly Pittsburgh which was!

  • @brianholden2724
    @brianholden2724 23 дня назад

    Thank you H.G. As always the topic is widely varied. Anything from German WW1 helmets to the Biro. Have we done a post on the history of Spectacles???

  • @randaldavis8976
    @randaldavis8976 Месяц назад +4

    in 2005 I met the Lewis & Clark recreation group at the Lost Trail rest area on hwy 93 on the border of Idaho & Montana. Their dog was greeting me first thing in the morning about 2 feet from my face. Nice dog, I was not worried, just surprised.

  • @oldfrend
    @oldfrend Месяц назад +11

    i love how he refers to seaman as 'my dog' like any of us would. expedition journals tend to be scientific in nature and impersonal, but it's so endearing adding the personal touch of telling us about his dog's adventures.

  • @davelafferty605
    @davelafferty605 Месяц назад +11

    Absolutely LOVED this episode! Thank you, sir!

  • @hairydogstail
    @hairydogstail Месяц назад +9

    Seaman creek is now called Monture creek near Ovando..A grizzly bear killed a woman there a little while ago while camping in the town park..I worked up there as a logger and road builder..I have hunted that area since the 1970's and taken elk, deer and bear..I never knew this creek was named after Meriether Lewis's dog until now..Thank you ..

  • @victormartin6608
    @victormartin6608 Месяц назад +1

    Excellent video !!! 😊

  • @ricksaint2000
    @ricksaint2000 Месяц назад +1

    Thank you History Guy

  • @Law0086
    @Law0086 26 дней назад

    Probably just a hunch. But knowing the jokes my buddies make about naming a hypothetical dog a name that's funny in many ways. Dark, light, innuendo, you name it. I feel like Lewis and Clark and party, had similar humor, getting a historian to not only say Seaman multiple times, but Seaman Creek, and how Seamon chased Beavers in the wild. Not a bad way to get your joke across hundreds of years later.

  • @RolloTonéBrownTown
    @RolloTonéBrownTown Месяц назад +2

    Love that Seaman! especially that depiction of Seaman around 3:30 min into the video. Such a detailed rendering really gives me an impression of what Seaman must have been like to see in person. Merryweather was a very lucky man😊

  • @danlowe8684
    @danlowe8684 Месяц назад +13

    I have had a few dogs, but none better than a certain Chesapeake Bay retriever. I would throw training dummies in different directions into the water for both him and my labrador. Both would swim out, grab their respective device and start back to me. But instead of swimming directly back to me, the Chesapeake would intercept the path of the lab and dunk the lab's head under water until the dummy floated to the surface. He would then bring both devices back to me while spitting water out his VERY open mouth. I've never seen such strength and determination from a dog. I can only imagine what a Newfoundland would do!!!

    • @markpimlott2879
      @markpimlott2879 Месяц назад +4

      My understanding is that somewhat analogous to the Labrador Retriever, that the Chesapeake Bay Retriever was also derived, during the early 1800s, from the so-called St. John's Dog, also known as the Lesser Newfoundland Dog, which the HISTORY GUY mentions!
      🇨🇦 🐕 🛷 🦮 🐕‍🦺 🐕 🐺 🐕 🛷 🦮 🐕‍🦺 🐕 🇨🇦

    • @gent_Carolina
      @gent_Carolina Месяц назад +1

      What a bully! 😒

    • @danlowe8684
      @danlowe8684 Месяц назад

      @@gent_Carolina Right??!!! EDIT: But he was a sweetheart, in non-competitive situations.

  • @jack42011
    @jack42011 Месяц назад +12

    an awesome, well told story.
    Thank you again.

  • @onebadapple83
    @onebadapple83 24 дня назад

    Great video as always! Ya gotta do one about the black guy that accompanied Lewis and Clark! Treated as an equal on the expedition, then returned to……………….

  • @bebelovestoread
    @bebelovestoread 2 дня назад

    I used Lewis and Clark and Corps of Discovery as topic for Masters projects. On giving a report in one class, I noticed my classmates snickering as I spoke about the dog. Took me a minute before I realized why. 😂

  • @Urbicide
    @Urbicide Месяц назад +2

    For those who may not know, Newfies have webbed paws that give them a tremendous swimming advantage over most other breeds.

  • @DonBair
    @DonBair Месяц назад +3

    Yes, I did enjoy watching this episode, thanks!

  • @lancerevell5979
    @lancerevell5979 Месяц назад +14

    My sister once owned a Newfie. He was a pretty cool dog. 😊

  • @RobertaFierro-mc1ub
    @RobertaFierro-mc1ub 16 дней назад

    Behind every happy human is a good dog!

  • @3nheaven
    @3nheaven Месяц назад +14

    Mans best friend . Seamen

  • @terryturman8495
    @terryturman8495 Месяц назад +7

    Life has been tough as of late.
    I really needed my history guy lesson.
    La Charette Was the last town they passed. It was renamed Marthasville
    I lived there for a while.

  • @MaxStax1
    @MaxStax1 Месяц назад +30

    Who's a good boy?

  • @billwright2176
    @billwright2176 Месяц назад +5

    Thank you for sharing this story.

  • @4362mont
    @4362mont Месяц назад

    Good boy, Seaman.

  • @michaelmanning5379
    @michaelmanning5379 Месяц назад +37

    If I discovered a 200 yard-wide river I wouldn't call it a "creek".

    • @dugroz
      @dugroz Месяц назад +2

      Maybe it was 20? And he misspoke?

    • @jamjar5716
      @jamjar5716 Месяц назад

      😊

    • @ShannonDove-sy7ye
      @ShannonDove-sy7ye 11 дней назад

      ​@@dugrozI wouldn't call a 20 yard wide river a "creek" either

  • @evensgrey
    @evensgrey 23 дня назад +1

    Newfoundland and Labrador was not part of Canada until 1948, when the severe economic conditions caused by the UK forfeiting on it's war debts to the then-independent country resulted in the population voting to join Canada as a new province.

  • @turbo32coupe
    @turbo32coupe Месяц назад +17

    Everybody like dog stories. Thank you.

  • @garydiggins1836
    @garydiggins1836 18 часов назад

    I can't imagine setting out to cross the continent without a good dog on the seat beside me.

  • @markrossow6303
    @markrossow6303 26 дней назад

    so Lewis & Clark spent some time on the south side of the Columbia River - mouth = modern Astoria Oregon on Pacific Ocean,
    but also much of the winter on the north side now Washington State
    there is a C00L museum now
    they huddled & shivered
    while PNW Natives paddled canoes across the river mouth ~~~
    (at ~6:11, PNW Native style appears while Missouri is discussed)

  • @scohoug
    @scohoug 5 дней назад

    Martian Niemoller is the name you are looking for. The German Lutheran Pastor who Wrote “First that came for”

  • @TheMastaSelecta
    @TheMastaSelecta Месяц назад +11

    Cool dog. My favorite breed is Chesapeake Bay Retriever. Great hunting dogs, particular good for swimming retrieval of birds. Had two. Max and later on Silver. Love dogs

    • @markpimlott2879
      @markpimlott2879 Месяц назад +1

      My understanding is that somewhat analogous to the origins of the Labrador Retriever, that the Chesapeake Bay Retriever was also derived, during the early 1800s, from the so-called St. John's Dog!
      That much older breed was also known as the Lesser Newfoundland Dog, which the HISTORY GUY 🎀 mentions!
      🐕 🛷 🦮 🐕‍🦺 🐕🇨🇦 🐺 🇨🇦 🐕 🛷 🦮 🐕‍🦺 🐕

  • @gregorypattakos7876
    @gregorypattakos7876 26 дней назад +1

    The white and black are called Lancers they are wonderful dogs I’ve had 9:35 2 Teddy ( bear ) a lancerand George a all black

  • @censusgary
    @censusgary Месяц назад +6

    The dog tried to retrieve an elk? An adult elk?
    That’s very ambitious. Elk range in size from 377 pounds (a small female) to 1100 pounds (a large male). I couldn’t possibly move one without a crane or a team or horses or other mechanical assistance. And I’m bigger than Seaman.
    Even a newborn elk calf weighs about 35 pounds.

    • @lizj5740
      @lizj5740 26 дней назад

      THG does say "attempted to retrieve" the elk.

  • @benjamingreen3761
    @benjamingreen3761 Месяц назад +12

    One of the best books I ever read was Undaunted Courage. About the Lewis and Clark Expedition

    • @whiskeymonk4085
      @whiskeymonk4085 Месяц назад

      Stephen Ambrose wrote it. And "The band of brothers".

    • @dlee645
      @dlee645 Месяц назад

      I love that book!

  • @vulcangunner58
    @vulcangunner58 Месяц назад +3

    My sister owned a Newf named Charlie, he was all black with a white star on his chest, the sweetest, gentlest, giant (175# at one point) that everyone loved. He brought happiness, calm, and a good dogs loyalty and love for a too-short 8 years. We all miss him, and will never forget that big dog...With a bigger heart. RIP Charlie and Seaman.

  • @sleethmitchell
    @sleethmitchell 17 дней назад

    we aboard the 'sally bramble' all had names. there were three of us. 'cap'm', 'cap'm', and 'black dog'. i'll never forget the other two as long as i live. big, stinky, newfoundland who kept us alive in the cold boston harbor.

  • @ddawe31635
    @ddawe31635 Месяц назад +24

    depression has set in. Your historical account of Seaman helped me get out of that funk. ❤

    • @erichimes3062
      @erichimes3062 Месяц назад +5

      Me too, sister. Me too.

    • @goodun2974
      @goodun2974 Месяц назад +3

      I might question the usefulness of my existence at this point, but my wife and I have 3 dogs that need our love, care and attention, and we foster dogs as well. Apparently we were too few to help our fellow citizens via the voting booth, but we can still help animals in need.... ( We have 2 Anatolian Shepherds and a Lab/Pit mix of our own, all rescues, and currently are fostering a small Doberman. Video of the monster dogs can be found on my channel)

    • @sullivanspapa1505
      @sullivanspapa1505 Месяц назад

      Your depression is well shared by millions. As Marine veteran, I am ashamed of my country…God has forsaken us!

    • @goodun2974
      @goodun2974 Месяц назад

      @@sullivanspapa1505 , it's magical thinking, such as belief in an invisible sky fairy, that has been a huge factor in how we arrived in this terrible place. The gawd-believers all voted for a narcissistic sociopath who doesn't even attend church nor read their "good book". Europe has been jettisoning religion for decades because they are tired of religion- fueled conflict and war. It's time America follows suit.

    • @pnichols6500
      @pnichols6500 Месяц назад

      ​@@sullivanspapa1505Why, we just elected a President that saves us from the Marxist?

  • @ShannonDove-sy7ye
    @ShannonDove-sy7ye 11 дней назад

    150 pounds is a gigantic dog. Most people over estimate the weight of a dog , so a dog at 150 would look about 200 pounds to most people

  • @racerk99
    @racerk99 Месяц назад +6

    I am so glad you did this. I’m a retired K9 handler and I often tell parts of this dogs story.
    On this expedition we almost lost the West to Aaron Burr. Vice president Burr had secret communications with the Spanish government and she almost became leader of the western United States.

  • @shawnr771
    @shawnr771 Месяц назад +8

    Thank you for the lesson.

  • @rogerlinscott3224
    @rogerlinscott3224 20 дней назад

    Great dog story, thank you. You probably already know this: Meriwether Lewis was actually George Washington's 2nd cousin.

  • @BasicDrumming
    @BasicDrumming Месяц назад +5

    I appreciate you and thank you for making content.

  • @Fitzwalrus06
    @Fitzwalrus06 Месяц назад

    Great episode! 👍
    Washougal, WA has a statue and plaque of Seaman in a downtown square. One of the expedition's campsites is a historical site on the Columbia River nearby.

  • @noone1929
    @noone1929 Месяц назад +12

    Growing up along Lewis and Clark’s trail sometimes I forget how little others will learn about them. I am by no means an expert but trips to the multiple Lewis and Clark museums and always driving past the monument to the one guy who died to get to grandma’s house, you pick up on some things. At the museum gift shop there are lots of Seaman plushies and books because kids find that more tantalizing then old white dudes stuffed animals ;]

  • @alexkoeslag5699
    @alexkoeslag5699 Месяц назад +5

    Really enjoyed this episode...thanks

  • @Tysto
    @Tysto Месяц назад +6

    Greatest dog explorer in American history.

  • @dvldog_
    @dvldog_ Месяц назад +1

    I cannot properly express how wonderful these videos are!

  • @ThinWhiteAxe
    @ThinWhiteAxe Месяц назад +8

    What a good boy!

  • @janlindtner305
    @janlindtner305 Месяц назад +4

    Always a plesure to se your lectures👍👍👍

  • @brucebredeman2189
    @brucebredeman2189 Месяц назад +13

    The statue of Seaman at the Capitol is one of the most visited sites in Jefferson City.

  • @maryd9331
    @maryd9331 Месяц назад +4

    Thanks for another great history video!

  • @learningone7786
    @learningone7786 4 дня назад

    Kind of sad that we don't know his end after all that he did for them.
    RIP Seaman.

  • @jamesengland7461
    @jamesengland7461 Месяц назад +31

    How could someone shoot themselves twice with a flintlock pistol or rifle, and why would they, on a journey to defend themselves, commit suicide? Seems utterly impossible to me.

    • @BeingFireRetardant
      @BeingFireRetardant Месяц назад

      Came here to say this. That is a forty second reload, minimum. Very unlikely...

    • @kgill5
      @kgill5 Месяц назад +3

      I offer a possible explanation that Lewis may have suffered a mania aggravated by heavy metal poisoning from the crude medicinals and preserved foods consumed on the journey.

    • @hadenough9495
      @hadenough9495 Месяц назад

      Lololol 🤣 I hear ya

    • @whiskeymonk4085
      @whiskeymonk4085 Месяц назад

      ​@@kgill5They consumed a lot of mercury.

    • @anthonynorth-iw5ih
      @anthonynorth-iw5ih Месяц назад

      Maybe he wanted to feed the dog!😅