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Hiking Wales
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You should definitely consider hiking Fan Brycheiniog....probably from the Swansea Valley side. You could include a visit to the Dan Yr Ogof showcaves in your itinerary:-
http://www.summitpost.org/the-black-mountain-west-brecon-beacons/235694
http://www.showcaves.co.uk/index.html
I will try and get on later with some more ideas. I used to do a lot of hiking/hill walking when I lived in wales.
Good grief?
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Link to the BBC article here:- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-21620729
Meriwether Lewis and the Mandans - America Unearthed: Motive for Murder??
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The Wikipedia on the subject of Meriwether Lewis's death:-
While modern historians generally accept his death as a suicide, there is some debate. Priscilla Grinder, the tavern-keeper's wife, claimed Lewis acted strangely the night before his death. She said that during dinner, Lewis stood and paced about the room talking to himself in the way one would speak to a lawyer. She observed his face to flush as if it had come on him in a fit. After he retired for the evening, she continued to hear him talking to himself. At some point in the night, she heard multiple gunshots, and what she believed was someone calling for help. She claimed to be able to see Lewis through the slit in the door crawling back to his room. She never explained why, at the time, she did not investigate further concerning Lewis' condition or the source of the gunshots. The next morning, she sent for Lewis' servants. They found him wounded and bloody, with part of his skull gone, but he lived for several hours. Priscilla Grinder's testimony is held as a point of contention from both sides of the murdersuicide debate. The murder advocates point to five conflicting testimonies as evidence that hers is fabricated, and the suicide advocates point to her testimony as proof of suicide. In the book The History of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, first printed in 1893, the editor Elliott Coues expresses doubt about Thomas Jefferson's conclusion that Lewis committed suicide as presented in the former President's Memoir of Meriwether Lewis, which is included in the book. In a lengthy review of information available to him in the 1890s, Elliott Coues states:
Undoubtedly Jefferson wrote in the light of all the evidence that had reached him in 1813, but it appears that his view of the case was far from being that of persons who lived in the vicinity of the scene at the time. That Governor Lewis did not die by his own hand, but was murdered and robbed, was common report at the time, as vouched by some persons still living....
The only doctor to examine Lewis' body did so in 1848. He reported that Lewis appeared to have died "by the hand of an assassin".[citation needed] Lewis' descendants have retained the report.
When Clark and Jefferson were informed of Lewis' death, both accepted the conclusion of suicide. His mother and relatives contended it was murder. In later years, a court of inquiry explored whether they could charge the husband of the tavern-keeper with Lewis' death. They dropped the inquiry for lack of evidence or motive.
From 19932010, many of Lewis' kin (through his sister Jane, as he had no children) sought to have the body exhumed for forensic analysis, to try to determine whether the death was a suicide. A Tennessee coroner's jury in 1996 recommended exhumation. Since Lewis is buried in a national park, the National Park Service must approve; they refused the request in 1998, citing possible disturbance to the bodies of more than 100 pioneers buried nearby. In 2008 the Department of Interior approved the exhumation, but that decision was rescinded in 2010 upon policy review, and the Department stated that its last decision is final. It is making improvements to the grave site and visitor facility.
Does the new evidence in the above documentary make it more likely that Lewis was murdered and if so what was the motive and does this increase the necessity/likelihood of an exhumation?
Meriwether Lewis and the Mandans - America Unearthed: Motive for Murder??
American Welsh History
America Unearthed: Motive for Murder
"The evidence may suggest that explorer Meriwether Lewis, of Lewis and Clark fame, may not have taken his own life, but might have been murdered."
Pre Columbian Welsh settlement or the 'Dai Vinci Code' You decide!
A FEW LINKS
Review of America Unearthed S01E09: Motive for Murder
Would Medieval Welsh Explorers Really Threaten American Sovereignty?
updated by @ceri-shaw: 11/11/15 10:38:46PM
Branch Davidians, Waco
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I'd just like to amplify an earlier remark by Harold Powell and in doing so, hopefully provide a modicum of reassurance for other members and readers:-
Nevertheless, you'll find that political talk occupies only a tiny fraction of discussion on AmeriCymru.
Whilst we do allow a measure of political discourse in the forums it is certainly not our main focus. Here is our mission statement:-
Our Mission Statement
Croeso i AmeriCymru. The Americymru network was created for a number of reasons:-
Firstly we seek to provide a social network for the Welsh, persons of Welsh descent and cymruphiles all over the world . It is intended that the network should be a place where members can share their experiences of Wales and engage in friendly debate in our forums. The network has many features which allow people with a shared love of Wales to communicate and share photos, videos, links, blogposts etc and we will be adding new features from time to time. We also extend a warm welcome to our cousins from other Celtic nations.
Secondly we seek to promote Wales in the USA as well as the Welsh-American community and other communities of the Welsh 'diaspora' in Wales. It should be stressed that we have no political agenda in so doing but merely a desire to help familiarize our members and readers with the best of traditional and modern Welsh literature, music and culture. For this reason we encourage the use of the site as a 'shop-window' in most instances.
Of course members do, occasionally want to discuss the political issues of the day on the site and we allow that within certain bounds ( see the Rules page here ) However it needs to be stressed again and again that this is a site which seeks to unite all those who love Wales for whatever reason. Consequently we strive to avoid divisive political issues as much as possible. It's a question of striking a balance and it's not always easy to get it exactly right.
Having said that, I should stress that AC has NO political orientation and will continue to refrain from editorializing on contentious issues whilst simultaneously allowing members space for ( hopefully ) respectful debate.
Branch Davidians, Waco
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Agreed....plenty of loonies on both sides of the political divide. God forbid they ever get together and take over the asylum. Not much fear of that though, seeing as none of them can stand to be in the same room together.
Branch Davidians, Waco
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Bill the two Georges and Obama as the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse eh? Cries out for a Photoshop job. Beyond my technical abilities unfortunately
Tom Jones Just Help Yourself (my Dad wrote this book )
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Diolch for posting Tara....will add this title to the AmeriCymru bookstore
