Lewis and Clark: From Ocean to Ocean

In the early 1800s, President Thomas Jefferson dispatched Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on a daring expedition across the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase. The book chronicles their two-and-a-half-year trek from St. Louis to the Pacific coast, describing the grueling hardships, scientific discoveries, and interactions with Native peoples they encountered. Using maps, journals, and vivid narrative, the account shows how the pair navigated uncharted wilderness and helped open the western frontier for the United States.