Journals of Lewis and Clark

At the dawn of the th century Meriwether Lewis and William Clark embarked on an unprecedented journey from St Louis Missouri to the Pacific Ocean and back again Their assignment was to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Territory and record the geography flora fauna and people they encountered along the way The tale of their incredible journey meticulously recorded in their journals has become an American classicThis single-volume landmark edition of the famous journals is the first abridgement to be published in at least a decade