Directory of Lewis and Clark Resources

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Sites and pages devoted to Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) and William Clark (1770-1838). Commanders of an overland expedition to the Pacific Ocean (1804-1806).

Subcategories

• Bicentennial
• National Historic Trail

Resources in This Category

• Discovering Lewis and Clark

  http://www.lewis-clark.org/
  Interactive workshop providing an overview of the journey of Lewis and Clark, including journal excerpts.

• Following the Voyage of Discovery

  http://www.lewisandclark.com/facts/faqs.html
  A few historical FAQs, with an expedition map.

• Jefferson's Secret Message Regarding the Lewis & Clark Expedition

  http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Lewis.html
  Letter asking Congress for money to fund the expedition.

• Lewis and Clark

  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisclark/
  National Geographic's expedition gallery, with references.

• Lewis and Clark and the Revealing of America

  http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/lewisandclark/
  Library of Congress online exhibition of navigation maps. Includes a virtual tour format.

• Lewis and Clark Expedition

  http://members.tripod.com/ani_skewl4/
  Expedition paintings and summary, with an annotated subject bibliography.

• Lewis and Clark Trail

  http://www.lewisandclarktrail.com/
  Historical account of the Corps of Discovery along the Lewis and Clark Trail. Includes an events calendar, trail properties, and trail treasures.

• Lewis and Clark: A Journey

  http://digitalprojects.libraries.uc.edu/lewisandclark
  Full text of the first official account of the expedition. Includes maps and other resources.

• National Geographic: Lewis and Clark

  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/
  Includes an interactive journey log, maps, historical photos, drawings, a timeline, and details of their discoveries.

• NPR : Hidden Treasures: Lewis and Clark's Map

  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1748763
  In 1806, over a camp fire and food, Nez Perce Indian chiefs made a map for William Clark showing a short and safe journey through the Rockies. Harriet Baskas reports on this recently rediscovered rare Indian map. Part of the Hidden Treasures Radio Project. [5:42 Realaudio broadcast]

• PBS Online: Lewis and Clark

  http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/
  Companion site to the Ken Burns film, 'Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery.' Information on the explorers, expedition journals, trip timeline and maps, interviews with historical experts, an overview of Native American tribes, and classroom lessons.

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