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The Man Who Made America

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Sir Ranulph Fiennes looks at the life and legacy of America's greatest explorer, Meriwether Lewis , on the 200th anniversary of his expedition to find a passage to the Pacific. With his co-commander
William Clark , Lewis helped create a country that stretched from "shining sea to shining sea".
However his triumph also triggered a tragic spiral of events that led to his suicide in 1807 and saw most of his discoveries forgotten or ignored. Producer Julian Carey

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Sir Ranulph Fiennes
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Meriwether Lewis
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William Clark
Producer:
Julian Carey
Source: Radio Times

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