The Trail / Synopsis of the Expedition

Synopsis of the Expedition

By Harry W. Fritz

In five web pages, this synopsis tells the entire story starting in 1803 at Washington City, heading down the Ohio, wintering at St. Louis in 1804, and reaching the Pacific in late 1805. In 1806, they return to St. Louis.

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  • 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.