The Podcast: George Rogers Clark and the Conquest of the Northwest

by Hal | June 8th, 2010

This week’s episode from Hero Tales is the remarkable story of how George Rogers Clark and a few dozen backwoodsmen captured the Northwest Territory from the British during the Revolutionary War.  Theodore Roosevelt relates how Clark led his men through the icy floodwaters of the Wabash River to surprise the British outpost of Vincennes, among other outstanding acts of courage, persistence, and self-sacrifice.  Without this campaign, the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin might be part of Quebec to this day!

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  • SoCalLynn04
    I love George Rogers Clark! I highly recommend the GRC museum in Vincennes, IN, and the most awesome book by James Alexander Thom called Long Knife. It might be a little mature for younger kids, but high schoolers can certainly read it.
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