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We do not have too many books about Lewis and Clark; we have too few. Here are the 10 best. Gary E. Moulton, ed., The Definitive Journals of Lewis and Clark (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1983-2001). If you want Lewis and Clark whole, this is the edition to buy. Moulton spent more than two decades pulling the pieces together and did a ...
Jan 1, 2007 · Three episodes from American history get graphic makeovers. In Samuel Adams, a young patriot begins to question British rule. The biography follows him from his early days resisting taxation without representation to his final days as governor of Massachusetts. Lewis and Clark highlights the monumental trek, including the contributions of ...
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- Jefferson’s Secret Expedition to the West. Although many people believe Thomas Jefferson planned the expedition after the Louisiana Purchase was completed, it is not incorrect.
- Meriwether Lewis. Jefferson provided detailed orders for the expedition, which were given to the man he chose to lead it — his private secretary, 28-year-old Captain Meriwether Lewis.
- Purpose of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The purpose of the expedition was to find an all-water route — over rivers and lakes — from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean.
- The Louisiana Purchase. As Jefferson and Lewis fleshed out the details of the plan, they were intent on keeping the expedition small, so it would not draw the attention of French authorities.
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May 15, 2020 · In this epic graphic novel, follow the dramatic story of the Lewis and Clark expedition. In 1804, these two explorers, along with their "Corps of Discovery," traversed the unmapped American West, leading to scientific discoveries, interactions with Native nations, and route to the Pacific Ocean.
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William Clark and the Shaping of the West by Landon Y. Jones. Between 1803 and 1806, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark co-captained the most famous expedition in American history. But while Lewis ended his life just three years later, Clark, as the highest-ranking Federal official in the West, spent three decades overseeing its consequences ...
Book Details. Two of America's greatest explorers embark on the adventure that made their names—and sealed their fates. In 1804, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark departed St. Louis, Missouri, for one of the greatest adventures this nation has ever known. Appointed and funded by President Jefferson himself, and led by a cadre of experts ...
Nov 9, 2009 · The expedition party included 45 souls including Lewis, Clark, 27 unmarried soldiers, a French-Indian interpreter, a contracted boat crew and an enslaved person owned by Clark named York.
