“Should I be the happy mortal destined to turn the scale of war, will you not rejoice, O my father?”

About Zebulon Pike

Explorer • American

Zebulon Pike was an American brigadier general and explorer who is best known for the Pike Expedition. This 1806–1807 mission aimed to explore the southern and western parts of the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase....

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