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• Includes passages from the publications of Lewis and Clark.
  
• Profiles important members of the expedition, including Lewis, Clark, and Sacajawea.
  
• Includes pictures of important people and places.
  
• Includes a Bibliography for even more reading.
  
• "Ocean in view! O! The Enjoyment!" - William Clark, journal access dated November 7, 1805
  

A whole lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential characters, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees and shrubs? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, listeners can get caught up to speed on the lives of America's most significant men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long ignored or never known.
It's the most fabled and storied journey in American history. From 1804-1806, the first expedition across the UNITED STATES continent was commissioned by Chief executive Thomas Jefferson, who had just lately bought a great swath of territory from France. Though he knew he had bought plenty of land, Jefferson wasn't entirely sure of what he had bought, so he asked a team led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to traverse the continent until they reached the Pacific, studying from the ecology to geography along the way to get an understanding of the country's new region.
Lewis and Clark would find far more than they bargained for. The 33 men who made the trip came into connection with about two dozen Indigenous American tribes, many of whom helped the men endure the journey, and along the way they satisfied and were aided by the famous Sacagawea, who would become one of the expedition's most famous participants. Though they experienced deaths on the way west, the group eventually reached the Pacific coast and returned to St. Louis in 1806, having used practically 150 maps and providing America a good idea of much of what lay west.
American Legends: The Lewis and Clark Expedition chronicles the amazing journey made by the group and information the lives of its most famous members. Along with pictures of important people, places, and occasions, become familiar with about Lewis and Clark as if you never have before, very quickly at all.