![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Not so well known to the general reader is the context that surrounded the expedition. Louis to the Pacific Ocean and back in 1804-06 remains one of the most enthralling adventure stories in American history. Even in this high-tech age of space exploration, their bold, 28-month, 8,000-mile expedition across largely unknown Western lands from Young partners, courageous and self-reliant, they were role models for generations of American youths. Or almost 200 years, the explorers Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) and William Clark (1770-1838) have stood among the first ranks in the pantheon of American heroes. Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West. ![]()
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