The Definitive Journals of Lewis and Clark, Vol 3: Up the Missouri to Fort Mandan

by Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, William Clark

Book Overview

Since the time of Columbus, explorers dreamed of a water passage across the North American continent. President Thomas Jefferson shared this dream. He conceived the Corps of Discovery to travel up the Missouri River to the Rocky Mountains and westward along possible river routes to the Pacific Ocean. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led this expedition of 1804-6. Along the way they filled hundreds of notebook pages with observations of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803280106
• ISBN13: 9780803280106
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Bison
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.0"