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Before It Became History | Jesse Applegate: A Trailblazer Who Found a Safer Road West
Season 2
Episode 12
Published 2 weeks ago
Description
Jesse Applegate isn't a household name like Lewis and Clark. But after losing his son on the Oregon Trail in 1843, this surveyor blazed a safer road west and helped write the laws of a territory two nations were still fighting over.
Before It Became History, a podcast series from the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute, explores the people and moments that shaped the American story. Each episode looks beyond the legend to examine the decisions, conflicts, and ideas that tested the promise of liberty and helped define our democracy.
This is history before it hardened into memory — and a conversation about what it means for us now.
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