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An in-depth look at Lewis and Clark's historic expedition through the explorers' journals--America's "first report on the West" (Bernard DeVoto, Pulitzer Prize-winning scholar-historian of the American West).

In 1803, the great expanse of the Louisiana... Read Full Overview

In the spring of 1804, Lewis and Clark set out on a voyage launched by Thomas Jefferson, to explore the wilderness between the Missouri River and the Pacific coast. This volume contains the vivid daily record of their epic trek.

In 1803, when the United States purchased Louisiana from France, the great expanse of this new American territory was a blank--not only on the map but in our knowledge. President Thomas Jefferson keenly understood that the course of the nation's destiny lay westward and that... Read Full Overview

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The Journals of Lewis and Clark is a historical non-fiction book that documents the famous expedition of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark across the American West in the early 19th century. The book is based on the journals kept by Lewis and Clark during their journey, which... Read Full Overview

The Journals of Lewis and Clark is a historical account of the famous expedition undertaken by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in the early 19th century. The book is a compilation of the journals kept by the two explorers during their journey from St. Louis to the Pacific... Read Full Overview

In 1803, when the United States purchased Louisiana from France, the great expanse of this new American territory was a blank-not only on the map but in our knowledge. President Thomas Jefferson keenly understood that the course of the nation's destiny lay westward and that a... Read Full Overview

In 1803, when the United States purchased Louisiana from France, the great expanse of this new American territory was a blank--not only on the map but in our knowledge. President Thomas Jefferson keenly understood that the course of the nation's destiny lay westward and that... Read Full Overview

In the spring of 1805, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, with a small band of men and a Shoshone woman, set out on a journey to explore the Western frontier-land of America, from the Missouri River to the northern Pacific coast and back. Written by the explorers themselves,... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview