The Frontier: Interviewing a Descendant of the Pioneers

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America, American society, pioneer, settler, frontier, history, Thomas Jefferson, Native American, North America

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You are a successful American novelist. Recently, you found an old diary in your attic.
You discovered that one of your ancestors was a pioneer who traveled west to find a better life. You have decided to write a novel about their life, and you have just been invited to a radio show to promote your book. During the interview, you will talk about your ancestor's experiences, hardships, and life in the West.

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[...] The Frontier: Interviewing a Descendant of the Pioneers Journalist: Good evening dear listeners, this is Tim Page for your weekly show "Hook a book". Tonight, I'm very happy to introduce you with a very special guest. She will tell us about a time when our country's maps didn't look at all like today's. Hello, Patty Walkers. PW: Hi there Thank you for having me. TP: Patty, we've all read at least one of your hit novels. Tonight, you're here to tell us about your new book, set in the Wild West in the 19th century. [...]

[...] They had brought presents to show them respect. They met about 50 different tribes and eventually established good relationships with most of them. TP: Did they carry out their journey by boat? PW: No, at some point, they had to leave the rivers behind as they were not easy to navigate on. They bought horses to Native Americans and rode through the Rocky Mountains. TP: Was it easier then? PW: No, the men starved. Fortunately, they were helped by the Natives who offered them fish and roots. [...]

[...] TP: But in 1803, President Thomas Jefferson bought Louisiana to the French. This purchase doubled the size of the US. PW: Robert had served with Lewis and Clark in the army. In 1804, the team set off from St. Louis, Missouri, to a journey up the Missouri River. Their mission was to explore that recently acquired territory. TP: President Jefferson wanted to find a Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean, didn't he? PW: He also planned to map the whole region, far beyond the European settlements. [...]

[...] PW: The Lewis and Clark expedition allowed the US government to carry on their colonization process. Little by little, the idea of a "promised land" grew into the Eastern population. TP: Until the expansionist attitude we call "Manifest Destiny", defined by the popular belief the Americans had a nearly divine right to own the Far West land. PW: And my main character is one of those Eastern Americans who decided to embrace the frontier and start afresh in Oregon, in search of a better life. [...]

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