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Meriwether Lewis and William Clark – In the years 1804, 1805, and 1806, two men commanded an expedition which explored the wilderness that stretched from the mouth of the Missouri River to where the Columbia enters the Pacific, and dedicated to civilization a new empire. Their names were Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. This book relates that adventure from it’s inception through it’s completion as well as the effect the expedition had upon the history of the United States.
LEWIS AND CLARK MERIWETHER LEWIS AND WILLIAM CLARK BY WILLIAM R. LIGHTON BOSTON AND NEW YORK
HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY
The Riverside Press, Cambridge
PORTLAND, OREGON
THE J. K. GILL COMPANY 1905 COPYRIGHT, 1901, BY WILLIAM R. LIGHTON
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Transcriber's Note: The symbol "^" in "Miss^ie" is used to indicate
that the letters following it are printed in superscript.
CONTENTS
CHAP. PAGE I. CHARACTERISTICS 1 II. THE EXPEDITION 15 III. TERMS OF THE COMMISSION 25 IV. THE START 34 V. WITH THE SIOUX 51 VI. TO THE FALLS OF THE MISSOURI 69 VII. OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE 82 VIII. THE LAST STAGE OF THE WESTWARD JOURNEY 93 IX... Continue reading book >>
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