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The Missing Chapter Podcast

The Lost Dutch Diary featuring Blake Smith

In the classic James Fenimore Cooper novel, “The Last of The Mohicans”, trade relations turn hostile between French-backed Mohicans and the Mohawks. The events that transpired introduce us to one of history's forgotten men - Cyrus Van Den Bogart - who was the first European to chronicle the existence and lifestyle of the Mohawk Indian tribes living in the Upper Mohawk Region.  Today's guest speaker unlocks the mystery surrounding Bogart in this episode, “The Lost Dutch Diary.”

Broadcast on:
24 Oct 2020

In the classic James Fenimore Cooper novel, “The Last of The Mohicans”, trade relations turn hostile between French-backed Mohicans and the Mohawks. The events that transpired introduce us to one of history's forgotten men - Cyrus Van Den Bogart - who was the first European to chronicle the existence and lifestyle of the Mohawk Indian tribes living in the Upper Mohawk Region.  Today's guest speaker unlocks the mystery surrounding Bogart in this episode, “The Lost Dutch Diary.”