When Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and the "Corp of Discovery" left St. Louis, Missouri, on May 21, 1804, their mission was to explore the vast, unknown territory acquired a year earlier in the Lou
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson sent a secret message to Congress. He wanted them to agree to fund an exploratory mission to the uncharted lands west of the Mississippi River. Readers travel along
Chronicles the expedition led by Lewis and Clark to explore the unknown western regions of America at the beginning of the nineteenth century, describing its mishaps, adventures, and impact on western
Volume 2 of the classic edition of Lewis and Clark's day-by-day journals that later became the basis for U.S. claims to Oregon and the West. Accurate and invaluable geographical, botanical, biological
Describes the life of a private on the Lewis and Clark expedition, which entailed such tasks as spending two months building a fort in the middle of winter and carrying canoes and supplies over land t
When the Corps of Discovery left the vicinity of St. Louis in 1804 to explore the American West, they had only sketchy knowledge of the terrain that they were to cross—existing maps often contained la
Although some have attributed the success of the Lewis and Clark expedition primarily to gunpowder and gumption, historian William R. Swagerty demonstrates in this two-volume set that adopting Indian
In 1804, John Colter set out with Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on the first US expedition to traverse the North American continent. During the 28- month ordeal, Colter served as a hunter and sco
A biography of the co-leader of the 1804-1806 Lewis and Clark expedition into the unmapped American West, including his early life and the formation of the Corps of Discovery.
The story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and the Corps of Discovery is well-known to Americans. While much has been written about Meriwether Lewis the explorer, much less is known about Lewis the m
Describes the travels of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and their Corps of Discovery and its importance in relation to American Indian tribes and the westward expansion in the United States.
