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The third lecture is primarily about the Plains as this huge place for explorers to find new places to claim for their countries. Dr. Isern talked a lot about the different people from Europe came to the Plains and explored this vast land.
Herbert Eugene Bolton thought that these conquistadors came to this country because there was a chance to get rich and famous. Anyone who explores anywhere has to have a reason to do so. Why not for fame and fortune? That is what anyone seeks in life.
Coronado was one of the conquistadors who really made an impact on the plains because of his expedition. For one, he was the first European to explore the plains. He inspired countless others to follow in his footsteps and try to find their own little treasures.
There were various other explorers that came into the plains. I think the people that everyone remembers the most were Lewis and Clark. They came into the lands that America just purchased and wanted to tell everyone that lived in this area who was the new owner of the land. This was not the only reason that they came into his land, however, they also wanted to find the "Northwest Passage." this was the belief that there was a water way that passed right through North America. Of course, there is no passage and this expedition proved once and for all that it simply doesn't exist.
The Great American Desert does not exist in the North American Plains. The saying spawned from a couple people who were misinformed and I think that people should look at it as the Plains and not a Desert.