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Contributors

The Discovering Lewis & Clark website owes its existence to the excellent contributions of many talented scholars and producers. The following contributors have a short biography and links to the pages they authored.

    Jim Wark

    The photographer's preface

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    Jim Wark’s aerial photography is used extensively on this site to illustrate the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Written in his own words.

    John Logan Allen

    A brief biography and index of works on this site by John Logan Allen.

    David Alt

    Professor Emeritus of Geology, University of Montana, Missoula

    Professor emeritus of geology at the University of Montana and author of more than thirty books, David Alt has contributed an article on the granites that the expedition saw while crossing the Bitterroot Mountains and another article about the mineral reference book they carried on the journey.

    Mark Behan

    Professor of Botany, University of Montana

    Professor of botany Mark Behan, has contributed pages on the aspen and cottonwood trees and another about the sage grouse.

    Robert N. Bergantino

    Research Associate Professor, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology

    Research Associate Professor Robert N. Bergantino has contributed several articles on the expedition’s celestial observations, geological observations, and their trek through present-day Montana.

    William Bevis

    A brief biography and index of works on this site by William W. Bevis.

    Jo Ann Brown-Trogdon

    A brief biography and index of works on this site by Jo Ann Brown-Trogdon.

    Tricia Gates Brown

    From the pages of We Proceeded On, Dr. Tricia Gates Brown writes about the Tillamook community of Necus’ Village.

    Michael Carrick

    Michael Carrick is widely known as a collector of rare firearms. He has written articles for Gun Digest Reloader’s Manual, The Gun Report Magazine, Muzzle Blasts Magazine, and other specialized publications relating to antique firearms collecting.

    Elizabeth Chew

    Ph.D., curator at Monticello

    A brief biography and index of works on this site by Elizabeth Chew.

    Douglas Deur

    From the pages of We Proceeded On, author Douglas Deur writes about the Tillamook community of Necus’ Village.

    Lee A. Dugatkin

    Lee Alan Dugatkin, Ph.D., is a professor and Arts and Sciences Distinguished Scholar in the Department of Biology at the University of Louisville. He is the author of many books.

    Doug Erickson

    Librarian and archivist

    A brief biography and index of works on this site by Doug Erickson.

    Barbara Fifer

    Barbara Fifer is the author of books that include Going Along with Lewis and Clark, Day-by-Day with Lewis and Clark, Lewis and Clark Expedition Illustrated Glossary, Meeting Natives with Lewis and Clark, Montana’s Mining Frontier Ghost Towns, Wyoming’s Historic Forts, and EveryDay U.S. Geography, and co-author of Along the Trail with Lewis and Clark.

    Dan Flores

    Professor of Western History, University of Montana

    A brief biography and index of works on this site by Dan Flores.

    Harry Fritz

    Professor of History, University of Montana

    Harry Fritz is a prolific author in American history including “Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and the Discovery of Montana,” “The Underside of the Lewis and Clark Expedition: The Travail of Meriwether Lewis,” and “The Bow of Ulysses: Presidential Leadership Under Jefferson and Madison.”

    Carolyn Gilman

    In addition to her article on George Rogers Clark, Carolyn Gilman is the author of Lewis and Clark: Across the Divide (2003).

    Gary Gooch

    Satellite image analyst

    A brief biography and index of works on this site by Gary Gooch.

    Charles Greifenstein

    Librarian and curator, American Philosophical Society

    Prior to his arrival at the American Philosophical Society in 2003, for nine years Charles Greifenstein worked at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, last serving as Associate Librarian and Curator of Archives & Manuscripts.

    Robert Heacock

    Robert Heacock is a historian on cruise boats on the Snake and Columbia Rivers. His photographs provide a view similar to that seen by expedition members as they traveled the same rivers over 200 years ago.

    Gregory Higby

    Ph.D. in Pharmacy

    A brief biography and index of works on this site by Gregory J. Higby.

    James Holmberg

    Curator, Filson Historical Society

    A brief biography and index of works on this site by James Holmberg.

    Virginia Holmgren

    Virginia Holmgren began writing articles on birds for The Sunday Oregonian, a series she continued for 22½ years, while doing other writing for books and magazine publications.

    Robert Hunt

    Bob has contributed many articles to We Proceeded On, the quarterly journal of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation.

    John Jengo

    John Jengo is a professional geologist and has published numerous articles in We Proceed On since 2002 on the subject of Lewis and Clark’s mineral collection and the significance of scientific influence of their geological discoveries.

    Clay Jenkinson

    Distinguished humanities scholar

    Clay Jenkinson is among America’s leading humanities scholars and a former director of The Dakota Institute of the Lewis & Clark Fort Mandan Foundation. His portrayals of Thomas Jefferson, Meriwether Lewis and other historic figures have delighted and enlightened audiences across the country, including the White House.

    Charles Jonkel

    Wildlife biology researcher

    The challenge of making scientific research in the field of wildlife biology comprehensible to, and useable by, the general public, has been one of Dr. Jonkel’s lifelong commitments. He has also taught courses on arctic ecology, bears and ecosystems, and numerous related subjects at the University of Montana, as well as elsewhere.

    Cameron La Follette

    Cameron La Follette is the Executive Director of Oregon Coast Alliance and writes on Oregon coastal history for various venues.

    Arlen Large

    Editor, We Proceeded On

    Arlen Jim Large of Washington, D.C. was a correspondent of the Wall Street Journal and a frequent contributor to We Proceeded On, the journal of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation.

    Carol Lynn MacGregor

    Carol Lynn MacGregor of Albuquerque, New Mexico is the 1991 recipient of the Joel E. Ferris History Award for her book on Patrick Gass.

    Mary Malloy

    A brief biography and index of works on this site by Mary Malloy.

    Richard McCourt

    Associate Curator of Botany, American Philosophical Society

    A brief biography and index of works on this site by Richard McCourt.

    Castle McLaughlin

    Social anthropologist

    Social anthropologist Castle McLaughlin is Associate Curator of Native American Ethnography at Harvard’s Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, steward of the surviving Native American objects acquired by Lewis and Clark. Her book on that collection, Arts of Diplomacy, was published in 2003.

    Pierce Mullen

    Professor of History, Montana State University

    A native Nebraskan, Pierce Mullen was a professor of history, with specialization in the history of science, at Montana State University from l963-l996. Presently emeritus professor of history, he pursues interests in the Lewis and Clark story, and the history of biomedical science.

    Joseph Mussulman

    Founding editor and author

    Joseph A. Mussulman (1928–2017) was the founding producer, editor and writer for Discovering Lewis & Clark. Dr. Mussulman earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music history and literature at Northwestern University in 1950 and 1951. As a Danforth Scholar he earned a doctorate in humanities from Syracuse University in 1967.

    Rick Newby

    A brief biography and index of works on this site by Rick Newby.

    Jack Nisbet

    Naturalist

    Jack Nisbet

    A brief biography and index of works on this site by naturalist Jack Nisbet.

    Charles Reed

    Emeritus professor, Temple University

    Photo of C.F. Reed

    Charles Reed became an emeritus professor in 1993 after almost three decades on the faculty at Temple University in Philadelphia. In learning about his adopted city, he fell in with some enthusiasts for the story of Lewis and Clark in the years when they were preparing to host an annual meeting of their society, the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, Inc.

    James Reveal

    Professor Emeritus of Botany

    James L. Reveal was a professor emeritus of botany at the University of Maryland. A graduate of Utah State and Brigham Young Universities, his broad experience in botanical research embraced floristic studies in western North America (including endangered and threatened species), and the examination of historical specimens gathered in temperate North America.

    James Ronda

    Professor of history

    A productive writer, Dr. Ronda is the author of five full-length books, many scholarly papers and essays, and a frequent reviewer of books relating to western history.

    Steve Russell

    Steve is a retired Emeritus Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. He has been researching, locating, and GPS-documenting Historic Trails for the past 32 years.

    Earle Spamer

    Reference librarian, American Philosophical Society

    A brief biography and index of works on this site by Earle E. Spamer, reference librarian of the American Philosophical Society.

    Ahati N. N. Toure

    Ahati Nerasa Neru Toure is Yoruba and traces his ancestry to Ile Ife, the holy city of the Yoruba people, located in what is now Nigeria, West Africa. His research interest is the African experience in the United States, especially as it relates to 19th-century and 20th-century Pan African nationalist thought and movements.

    Kristopher Townsend

    A brief biography and index of works on this site by Kristopher K. Townsend.

    John Van Horne

    Director, Library Company of Philadelphia

    John C. Van Horne has since 1985 been the Director of the Library Company of Philadelphia founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1731 as the first American subscription library.

    Kenneth Walcheck

    Wildlife biologist

    A brief biography and index of works on this site by Kenneth C. Walcheck.

    Sarah Walker

    Forest Service botanist

    A brief biography and index of works on this site by Sarah Walker.

    Stephen S. Witte

    Professor of History, University of Nebraska

    A brief biography and index of works on this site by Stephen S. Witte.

    W. Raymond Wood

    Professor of North American Archaeology

    A brief biography and index of works on this site by Dr. W. Raymond Wood, Professor Emeritus, North American Archaeology, University of Missouri, Columbia.

Discover More

  • The Lewis and Clark Expedition: Day by Day by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 2018). The story in prose, 14 May 1804–23 September 1806.
  • The Lewis and Clark Journals: An American Epic of Discovery (abridged) by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 2003). Selected journal excerpts, 14 May 1804–23 September 1806.
  • The Lewis and Clark Journals. by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 1983–2001). The complete story in 13 volumes.