The Back of Beyond: A Story about Lewis and Clark

by Andy Russell Bowen

Book Overview

In 1803, Meriwether Lewis was offered the chance of a lifetime. The president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, asked him to lead an expedition across North America, through the Louisiana Territory and Oregon Country to the Pacific Ocean. Lewis jumped at the opportunity and called on his friend William Clark to share in the command of the exploration. The two men organized a small unit of volunteers they called the Corps of Discovery. They had...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575052245
• ISBN13: 9781575052243
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.9" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 9 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 9