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aurvain

beautiful boy, john lennon

Victor Frankenstein and Henry Clerval in Tomadachi life!!

#henry clerval #clervenstein #clervalstein #victor frankenstein #tomadachi life #frankenstein

abcifyouhaveasthma

brokeback gyjo for my part of an art trade! full below ^^

#gyjo

aurvain

inspired by Paul McCartney’s song, “My Love”

#fruk #hetalia

#lewis and clark #meriwether lewis #lewis and clark expedition #william clarke

hunderprest

I’m curious what are your theories on the missing Lewis journals? Do you think he didn’t write them or just lost them?

Judging by his mood swings I'd say he probably didn't write them. There's always the possibility that they were lost or destroyed when the canoes tiped over but I think its unlikely. If that had happened I think that lewis would have wrote a LONG winded entry about how charbonneau screwed him over just bc that seems like a very Lewis thing.

There's documentation that for majority of the time when he was writing, him and clark tried to stay as consistent to each other as possible so it makes me wonder:

1. Did he actually record his own findings to match with Clark's? When clark was tasked with having to get the journals published after Lewis's death did he find things in said journal entries that would have painted his friend in a bad light; like writing down his thoughts about not being good enough, perhaps suicide, perhaps thoughts considered "weird" during the era. And if he did notice this did clark burn said journals and just call them lost to protect his friend? I think its a strong possibility. We don't have any clue what Lewis's last letter to Clark said because he burned it. And it could easily be my queer ass projecting but maybe he'd written of instances in their friendship that wouldn't look good for either of them.

2. Lewis was manic. He's kinda all over the place for a good portion of the beginning of the journey. I mean the man took the money meant to buy canoes with to instead come back with a huge ass puppy. Yea normal people would do that; but it almost seems like he has no self control when it comes to collecting supplies. Always having either too much or not enough of something. We also know that multiple times throughout the journey clark says Lewis's attitude would drop to the lowest lows. As some who has severe depression I can see how that could play a part in not writing. Wanting to just focus on the main goal for the time being.

There's also the possibility that he was too engrossed in his exploring to remember to write down what he discovered. But that seems out of character too. Mainly because we know Lewis LOVED details. He'd include as much as possible, including a sample. It just seems weird to me that someone so obsessed with this could just "forget" to record it.

I think there's a lot of possibilities but I'd say he either didn't write them or they were destroyed.

#lewis and clark

greendomine

i feel like, while lewis wanted fame and glory, he also couldnt bear to be by himself and thats why when he was kicked out of clark and julia's house he 'hired' pernier and eventually killed himself. he felt rejected by everyone in his life, even when people denied such notions, and saw no other way out other than death.

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rebelise1776

I’ve never really known anything about Lewis and Clark but I’m reading undaunted courage and OMG IM SO HOOKED. Do you have any other good book recs?

Ooooh great question!

My favorite nonfiction books about Lewis and Clark:

The character of Meriwether Lewis by Clay S. Jenkinson, Lewis and Clark: Partners in Discovery by John Bakeless, Meriwether Lewis by Thomas Danisi, and Meriwether Lewis by Richard Dillon

My favorite fiction books about Lewis and Clark:

Meriwether by David Nevin, Eclipse by Richard Wheeler, The Captain’s Dog by Roland Smith, and Signtalker by James Alexander Thom, as well as the graphic novel Lewis & Clark by Nick Bertozzi!

greendomine

her: wyd

me: theres just this LEVEL of codependency that i love in relationships like to the point where absolute despair is the only choice if they dont have one another. i think clark ALSO was somewhat dependent on lewis despite most interpretations, but i think he was able to lean into more traditional life during his time of society bcuz he was generally more well-liked than lewis and had less of an incline to depression and addiction. i truly believe that lewis wouldve been okay if he had more support and wasnt left to fend for himself like a wounded animal. clark had PLANS for what would happen after the expedition (a wife, children, a successful job) while its clear that lewis never knew what he wanted outside of the freedom to wander. his intelligence both encouraged him and trapped him, and he was cracking under the pressure of everything with no help. anyway do u want my nudes