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Horizons West - OTRWesterns.com Andrew Rhynes
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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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Fort on the Columbia - Horizons West (01-02-66)
The men of the Lewis and Clark expedition build a fort for protection from the Indians during the wet winter. Original Air Date: January 02, 1966Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Horizons WestPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Harry Bartel (Lewis)• John Anderson (Clark) Special Guests:• Karl Swensen• Helen Gerald• Bill Quinn• Ben Cooper• Dal McKennon Writers:• William...
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Homeward Bound - Horizons West (01-09-66)
The long voyage home begins, beset by hostile and thieving Indians. Original Air Date: January 09, 1966Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Horizons WestPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Harry Bartel (Lewis)• John Anderson (Clark) Special Guests:• Sebastian Cabot• Karl Swensen• Don Diamond• Bill Quinn• Dal McKennon• Paul Conrad Writers:• William Tundberg• Carl A. Tundberg Producer:• William Lally...
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Mr. Jeffersons Dream - Horizons West (11-14-65)
Chapter #01 'Jefferson's Dream' introduces the listeners to the main players in the dramas to unfold over the following thirteen weeks. Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark are introduced, as is the huge mongrel that would accompany them for most of their journey. Called 'Shannon' in the Horizons West production, the dog's actual name has...
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The Confrontation - Horizons West (11-21-65)
The expedition experiences its first desertion Original Air Date: November 21, 1965Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Horizons WestPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Harry Bartel (Lewis)• John Anderson (Clark) Special Guests:• Karl Swensen• Jack Edwards• Jack Kruschen• Sam Edwards• Dal McKennon Writers:• William Tundberg• Carl A. Tundberg Producer:• William Lally Music:• Gene Twombley Exit music from: Roundup...
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Dakota Winter - Horizons West (11-28-65)
Sacajawea joins the expedition Original Air Date: November 28, 1965Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Horizons WestPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Harry Bartel (Lewis)• John Anderson (Clark) Special Guests:• Sebastian Cabot• Helen Gerald• William Keene• Cliff Holland• Howard Culver• John Peter Writers:• William Tundberg• Carl A. Tundberg Producer:• William Lally Music:• Gene Twombley Exit music from: Roundup...
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Into the Unknown - Horizons West (12-05-65)
Original Air Date: December 05, 1965Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Horizons WestPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Harry Bartel (Lewis)• John Anderson (Clark) Special Guests:• Karl Swensen• Sebastian Cabot• Don Diamond• Steven Bell• Dal McKennon Writers:• William Tundberg• Carl A. Tundberg Producer:• William Lally Music:• Gene Twombley Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny...