By Kenthedo Robinson

1804. Mythologized by Native peoples, erased by American history. This is the astonishing story of York, the slave on the Lewis & Clark Expedition, and a journey that would change the map of the United States forever. History has taught us about the famous Lewis & Clark expedition, but it has forgotten the man who made it all possible.

In this powerful new drama, the Lewis & Clark Expedition is reimagined through the eyes of York—the enslaved man whose strength and survival instincts carried the mission through its most perilous trials. While the Lewis and Clark charted the land, York commanded the awe of the Native nations he encountered, earning him a place in oral history as “The Bear God.”

Yet, within the ranks of the expedition, he remained a man in chains. 

York is a haunting, visceral exploration of a life caught between myth and erasure. From the shadow of the Haitian Revolution to the vast, uncharted frontier, this is the story of a man fighting to reclaim his identity in a nation being built on his back.

York—the legend history chose to leave behind, finally stepping into the light.

The Lewis & Clark Expedition: The Story of York reclaims the voice of a man long relegated to the margins, illuminating the untold story of power, bondage, survival, and identity at the birth of a nation. This is not merely the story of an expedition—it is the astonishing story of York

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