Columbia River Maritime History March 19, 2011

Rediscovering History: John Kendrick's Daring Odyssey In the Pacific--Scott Ridley--Twelve years before Lewis & Clark set out on their landmark journey, American sea captain John Kendrick already owned more than 1,000 square miles of land on what would become Vancouver Island. Author Scott Ridley (Morning of Fire) describes Kendrick's effort to establish an American outpost on the Pacific and his seven years of voyaging to China, Hawaii and Japan. Those familiar with fragments of the traditional story will enjoy new research that overturns myths about Kendrick.