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America Before the Expedition
What history led to the Expedition?
Political Geography: 1682 to 1912
The Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson
The Army in 1803
Cryptology
Peace Medals
Columbia River Discoveries
Alexander Mackenzie
Thompson, Lewis, Clark, Jefferson
Preparations
What did Lewis do to make ready?
Historic Philadelphia
Lewis in Philadelphia
Lewis's Friends and Mentors
Benjamin Rush, M.D.
Lewis's Medicine Chest
Du Pratz's 1774 History of Louisiana
Military Preparations
Outfitting the Expedition
Expedition Overviews
What was the overall story?
Synopsis of the Expedition
Discovering Lewis & Clark from the Air
Day by Day with Lewis & Clark
Flags of the Expedition
Three Pests and a Yoke
Heroic Anniversary
Hunters and Hunting
Medicine on the Trail
Courts Martial on the Trail
Gills & Drams of Consolation
Holidays on the Trail
Music on the Trail
Did they Pray?
Expedition Members
Who were the people of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809)
Meriwether Lewis, Master Mason
Meriwether Lewis: Solitary Hero
William Clark
The Captains' Portraits
George Drouillard (Drewyer)
Sacagawea's Story
My Boy Pomp: About That Name
Toussaint Charbonneau
The Enlisted Men
The French Engages
Seaman's Fate
Down the Ohio River
How did they get to the Louisiana Territory?
Flagship: Keelboat, Barge or Boat?*
Down the Ohio and into the Wilderness
Tywappity Bottom
The Big Muddy Joins the Mighty Miss
Mouth of the Missouri
Northwest Reconnaissance
Up the Missouri River
Why did traveling from St. Louis to Fort Mandan take so long?
Lewis Escapes Death
Keeping the Journals
Moreau River
The Osage Joins the Missouri
Osage Indians
Ordway's Mishap
Kansas Cities on the Kaw
Hair-raising Hazards
Manholes on the Mo
The Missouri: Habits & Eccentricities
MRC Map of the Big Bend (1880s)
Holdout (Big Bend)
Cornfed River
Blackbird Hill, Nebraska
Winter at Fort Mandan
How did they spend the winter of 1804–1805?
Sacagawea Meets Lewis and Clark
Fort Mandan Winter
Mandan Lodges
Clark and Evan Maps Compared
Sheheke's Map
Route to the Assiniboine River
François-Antoine Larocque
Six Metaphors in Search of an Epic
Mandan, Hidatsa & Arikara
Our Land Our Home
Delegation to Washington
Fort Mandan to the Great Falls
How did they get to and then around the Great Falls of the Missouri?
The Mouth of the Yellowstone River
Milk River
Judith River
Marias River Decision
Measuring the Falls of the Missouri River
The 'Grand' Fall
Lewis's Three Wishes
The 'Great' Falls
Close Call at the Falls
Portage Route Survey
The Portage
Secrets of Sulfur Spring
Pomp's 'Bier' was a Bar
Fort Mountain (Square Butte)
Over the Rocky Mountains
When would they finally cross the continental divide?
John Evans's Map Validated
Mountains, Montana & Idaho
Four Gates of the Rockies
Landmark: The Bear's Tooth
Missouri Headwaters
On Jefferson's River
Over the Continental Divide
Through the Valleys of Lewis's River
Meeting the Salish
One Flathead's Perspective
Travelers' Rest to Lolo Pass
K'useyneiskit: The Bitterroot Barrier
Clark's Maps of K'useyneiskit
Lewis and Clark Through Nez Perce Eyes
Down the Columbia River
With the river currents at their backs, how did travel change?
Hat Rock
Salishan, Sahaptian, Chinookan
Native Life in the Columbia Gorge
Preparing Salmon
Horses Reach the Columbia Gorge
The Deschutes River
Celilo Falls
Wishram and the Expedition
Clark's Celilo Maps
The Narrows
Clark's Narrows Map
Refuge at Fort Rock
The Cascades
Dams: The Rough Places Plain
Remarkable Rock
Miscommunication
Castle Rock
Beautiful Cascades
Winter at the Pacific Ocean
How did they spend the winter of 1805–1806?
Ocean in View
Extent of our Journey
How Long Is a River?
Mountains of Waves
Arrival at the Pacific Ocean
William: A Very Remarkable Point
'Tremendious' Day
Map from Clatsop Information
Rush Job: Building Fort Clatsop
Life at Fort Clatsop
Fort Clatsop Tour
The Salt Works
Clark's Point of View
Clark's Map of Tillamook Head
Fort Clatsop Today
Coastal Indians
The Return Home
How did they get back home?
Up the Columbia River
Among the Nez Perce Again
Bitterroot Return
Road to the Buffalo
Marias River Disappointment
Yellowstone River Return
Nathaniel Pryor's Missions
Geography Lessons
What geography lessons can be learned from the Expedition?
Gritty Names
Mapping Unknown Lands
Mapping the Yellowstone
Finding K'useyneiskit
Lolo Stories: Sources & Etymologies
Landsat over Lolo Pass
Northern Lights
Gold of Ophir
Graffiti on the Trail
Mystery in the Mountains
Natural History Lessons
What natural history lessons can be learned from the Expedition?
Convergence: David Douglas & Lewis and Clark
Lewis: 'No Regular Botanist'
Douglas: Botanical Explorer
Nuttall: Daring Botanist
Pursh: Professional Botanist
Rafinesque: Odd Botanist
Geology Lessons
Small Mammals
Large Mammals
Birds, Fish, Reptiles, and More
Plants
Trees and Shrubs
Paleontology
Technology
What technologies made the Expedition a success?
By Horse and Boat . . .
Guns and Swords . . .
Lewis's Celestial Navigation
Illustration
Tools and Manufacture
Building Caches
America after the Expedition
How did America change after the Expedition?
Lewis & Clark’s Influence on American Literature
C.W. Peale: Useful Knowledge in the New Republic
Unpacking Jefferson's Indian Hall
The Freeman-Custis Expedition of 1806
The Last Journey of Meriwether Lewis
Post-Expedition Fur Trade
Manuel Lisa's Fort Raymond
The Nez Perce after Lewis & Clark
Awakening the Bear
Life Along K'useyneiskit
Big Changes in the Deserts
Montana Developments
Paxson Murals
Olin Wheeler on the Trail
Shades of Meaning
