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Lewis & Clark Expedition

Two hundred years ago, Lewis & Clark concluded the Corps of Discovery's journey across the North American continent.

The Library has both books and videos on this historic expedition.

Search the Library Catalog for Lewis and Clark Expedition or these recommended titles:

Ambrose, Stephen. Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West, 1996. 978.02 AMB Non-fiction, Biography

Burns, Ken. Lewis & Clark: the Journey of the Corps of Discovery, 2001. 978.02 LEW DVD collection.

De Voto, Bernard. The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1997. 978.02 LEW Non-fiction.

Moulton, Gary E. The Lewis and Clark Journals, 2003. 978.02 LEW Non-fiction

American Studies Info Community - Lewis & Clark
Includes links to the full text of the Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806. Many other stories and illustrations from early-American painters' works, among others George Catlin, George Harvey, and John Woodhouse Audubon.
Lewis & Clark Resource Guide - Multnomah County Library
A rich guide to quality Lewis & Clark web sites and sites on related topics, such as the Louisiana Purchase, and Plants, Animals and Other Discoveries. Part of the Multnomah County Library Home Center.
Lewis and Clark | PBS
Web site to accompany the Ken Burns documentary.
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Photographs, maps, and descriptions of natural history.
National Geographic: Lewis and Clark
Created to promote the National Geographic produced large-format film Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West. Includes educational activities for different grade levels, photographs of the places they saw--as they look today, photographs from the movie, and records from the expedition, including a time line, a list of supplies and the total cost, lists of plant and animal species discovered, and native tribes they encountered.
Lewis and Clark @ nationalgeographic.com
An educational adventure for young Lewis and Clark enthusiasts. Artwork included from Rosalyn Schanzer's book How We Crossed the West: The Adventures of Lewis and Clark.

Prairie of the Knobs - western Montana landscape

Photo Credits: "Corps of Discovery - Dugout canoe" based on "dugout canoes on the burro burro," photo by nicholaslaughlin at flickr.com - some rights reserved; "Prairie of the Knobs - western Montana" photo by Bitterroot at flickr.com - some rights reserved.

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