The Lewis and Clark Journals: An American Epic of Discovery by Meriwether Lewis & William Clark 1950-1999 ruby-throated hummingbird

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The Lewis and Clark Journals: An American Epic of Discovery by Meriwether Lewis & William Clark 1950-1999 ruby-throated hummingbirdFollowing orders from President Thomas Jefferson, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set out from their wintering camp in Illinois in 1804 to search for a river passage to the Pacific Ocean. In this riveting account, editor Gary E. Moulton blends the narrative highlights of the Lewis and Clark journals so that the voices of the enlisted men and of Native peoples are heard alongside the words of the captains. All their triumphs and terrors are