Meriwether Lewis and William Clark did not embark on their epic trek across the continent alone-dozens of men and eventually one woman accompanied them. The towering triumph of the Lewis and Clark expedition is due in no small part to the skill and fortitude of such men as Sgt. Charles Floyd, the only expedition member to die; Sgt. Patrick Gass, who lived until 1870, the last surviving member of the expedition; Sgt. Nathaniel Hale Pryor, husband to an Osage woman; and York, Clark's slave, who was freed after the expedition. The men who were instrumental to the success of the Lewis and Clark expedition come to life in this volume. Through the aid of a detailed biographical roster and a composite diary of the expedition that highlights the roles and actions of the expedition's members, Charles G. Clarke affords readers precious glimpses of those who have long stood in the shadows of Lewis and Clark. Disagreements and achievements, ailments and addictions, and colorful personalities and daily tasks are all vividly rendered in these pages. The result is an unforgettable portrait of the corps of diverse characters who undertook a remarkable journey across the western half of the continent almost two hundred years ago.
Learn about the enslaved man named York who was a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Master historian David McCullough's classic book about some of history's most daring and accomplished figures from Alexander von Humboldt to Charles and Anne Lindbergh. Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough has written profiles of exceptional men and women who shaped the course of history and changed how we see the world. Their remarkable stories express much that is timeless about the human condition. Here are Alexander von Humboldt, whose epic explorations of South America surpassed in scope the Lewis and Clark expedition; Harriet Beecher Stowe, "the little woman who made the big war"; Western artist Frederic Remington; the extraordinary Louis Agassiz of Harvard; Charles and Anne Lindbergh, and their fellow long-distance pilots Antoine de Saint-Exupery and Beryl Markham; Harry Caudill, the Kentucky lawyer who awakened the nation to the tragedy of Appalachia; and David Plowden, a contemporary photographer of vanishing America. Different as they are from each other, McCullough's subjects have in common a rare vitality and sense of purpose. These are brave companions: to each other, to David McCullough, and to the reader, for with rare storytelling ability McCullough brings us into the times they knew and their very uncommon lives.
"Thomas Jefferson's Corps of Discovery included Captains Lewis and Clark and a crew of 28 men to chart a route from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean. All the crew but one volunteered for the mission. York, the enslaved man taken on the journey, did not choose to go. Slaves did not have choices. York's contributions to the expedition, however, were invaluable. The captains came to rely on York's judgement, determination, and peacemaking role with the American Indian nations they encountered. But as York's independence and status rose on the journey, the question remained what status he would carry once the expedition was over. This is his story"--Provided by publisher. Thomas Jefferson's Corps of Discovery included Captains Lewis and Clark and a crew of 28 men to chart a route from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean. All the crew but one volunteered for the mission. York, the enslaved man taken on the journey, did not choose to go. Slaves did not have choices. York's contributions to the expedition, however, were invaluable. The captains came to rely on York's judgement, determination, and peacemaking role with the American Indian nations they encountered. But as York's independence and status rose on the journey, the question remained what status he would carry once the expedition was over. This is his story. • Author: Hasan Davis • ISBN:9781543512823 • Format:Hardcover • Publication Date:2019-01-01
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The bust of the only Black man who traveled across North America with the Lewis & Clark Expedition was toppled from its position atop Mount Tabor in a
The history of Sacagawea (Sacajawea), guide on the Lewis and Clark expedition. The Shoshone woman helped the voyage proceed peacefully.
The bust of the only Black man who traveled across North America with the Lewis & Clark Expedition was toppled from its position atop Mount Tabor in a
Paul Kane’s depiction of head flattening shows a woman in profile holding a child on a board and is not culturally specific but a colonial representation of the practice.
Running from May 1804 through September 1806, the Lewis and Clark Expedition is one of the most famous and historic American expeditions of all time. It
1806 – While hunting for elk along the Missouri River, Meriwether Lewis is shot in the hip, probably by one of his own men. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark had embarked on their epic journey to the Pacific two years earlier. The 33 members of the Corps of Discovery had experienced many adventures and narrowly escaped disaster on several occasions, but they had lost only one man (Sergeant Floyd, a probable victim of appendicitis) and suffered relatively few serious injuries. Now, at last, they were returning home; St. Louis was scarcely a month away. A few weeks earlier, Lewis and Clark had divided the party in order to explore additional new territory. The two groups were supposed to reunite at the junction of the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers. Lewis, traveling with nine men, hurried down the Missouri, eager to be reunited with Clark and the main body of the expedition. However, he periodically had to take time to stop and hunt for game to feed the hardworking men. On the morning of this day in 1806, Lewis spotted some elk on a bar in the river thickly overgrown with willows. He put to shore and set out to hunt accompanied by Private Cruzatte. Spotting an elk, Lewis was just about to fire his rifle when he was hit in the buttocks by a bullet. The blow spun him around and slashed a three-inch gash in his hip. Knowing that Cruzatte was blind in one eye and nearsighted in the other, Lewis immediately assumed the private had mistaken him for an elk. “Damn you,” Lewis cried. “You have shot me.” When Cruzatte did not respond, Lewis feared Indians might have attacked him. Rushing back to the boat, he rallied the men and sent them off to save Cruzatte. Twenty minutes later, the men returned with Cruzatte. They had seen no Indians, and Cruzatte denied having shot Lewis and claimed he had not heard his shouts. For the rest of his days, Cruzatte insisted he had not shot his captain. Lewis, however, had the offending bullet: A .54 caliber slug from a modern U.S. Army rifle. Lewis was shot by a gun identical to the one carried by Cruzatte, and one unlikely to be in the hands of any Indian. The near-sighted Cruzatte probably mistook the leather-clad Lewis for an elk, though it is unlikely the private’s guilt will ever be proven with absolute certainty. His wound was not serious, but Lewis spent the next several days lying faced down in the bottom of a canoe as the party proceeded down river. The following day, they caught up with Clark. By the time they reached St. Louis on September 23, Lewis’ wound had healed and the excitement of homecoming overshadowed the event.
Lewis and Clark were some of America’s first explorers. Learn about their incredible journey.
The first white men of your people who came to our country were named Lewis and Clark. They brought many things that our people had never seen. They talked straight. These men were very kind.Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce, on Lewis and Clark Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were early American pioneers who led an expedition into the unexplored Western territories. The expedition was not one of conquest; the goals of Lewis and Clark's group were both scientific and commerical. The thirty-three t
On February 28, 1803, President Thomas Jefferson got approval by the Congress for an expedition to explore the lands of the Louisiana Purchase. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and about 31 other men began the journey. Originally given $2500, the final cost of this trip came to around $38,000. Le...
W.C.Badger Photo Collection of Arikara, Mandan and Gros Ventre warriors, their Dwellings and Medicine Lodges, developed, in 1926, from ‘ lost’ Stereopticon Views
The first article here takes a look back at the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 100 years later, from 1905.
Andrew York, black slave to William Clark and who was an invaluable member of the Lewis & Clark Expedition. A hunter & explorer, he helped to survey and even saved the lives of others in th…
Running from May 1804 through September 1806, the Lewis and Clark Expedition is one of the most famous and historic American expeditions of all time. It
Many books have been written that retell the story of the great journey of the Corps of Discovery, usually by "following the trail today" and quoting from the daily journals kept by the captains. It's a story unmatched in the history of American adventure and exploration. In this refreshing new work, Phil Scriver looks beyond the adventure to the other aspects of the expedition, such as the discovery of plants and animals then unknown to science, the encounters with native peoples, and the tomes of literature that resulted from the expedition. Scriver, a member of the Lewis and Clark Honor Guard reenactment group in Montana, has gained a better understanding of the expedition by learning and demonstrating the skills required by Lewis and Clark's men. Part one gives a brief overview of the expedition, starting with how Thomas Jefferson conceived the plan of the exploration, and giving some background on each of the captains. It continues by describing how the Corps of Discovery was formed as Lewis made his preparations in Harpers Ferry and Philadelphia, and how he selected the men to go on the journey. Each chapter is in this section referenced to a city and given a beginning and ending date, in order to give the reader a sense of geography and a sense of time for the expedition. The expedition's activities in each given area are highlighted. Part two is a collection of essays, experiences and opinions of the author, which he has written as he learned about the expedition over the years. He includes a keelboat ride on the Missouri River, the dinosaur fossils that Lewis and Clark unknowingly camped near, and biographical sketches of some of the men. Scriver also reflects on such aspects as the number of animals killed for meat along the way, the contributions of Sacajawea, the cost of the expedition, and what might have happened to Lewis's iron framed boat. He gives his own opinions as to whether or not the expedition should be considered a failure because they did not find a Northwest Passage, and what we can learn today from the expedition. Phil Scriver, with knowledge gained through his research and reenacting, has filled in many of the gaps that were not recorded in the journals. Even seasoned Lewis and Clark "buffs" will find something new in this original work! Phil Scriver 2003, 5½x8½, paper, 316 pp. ISBN: 9780788424786 101-S2478
How 20 famous men used their pocket notebooks. The practice was so widespread that it would likely be easier to compile a list of famous men who did not use them.
American frontiersmen Merriwether Lewis and William Clark, along with their Native American guide Sacagawea and others, made one of the most epic journeys in the annals of history. The group…
Critics have called David Lavender a \"master storyteller\" (Library Journal), his prose \"virile, disciplined, yet personal\" (New York Times), and his book \"a balanced, learned, and lively history of an epochal human exploit\" (Choice). Lavender sets the stage with a lucid account of the imperial rivalries between England, Spain, France, and the United States, and their role in Thomas Jefferson's decision to sponsor an expedition that might strengthen the young country's claims to lands it had purchased but never seen. Lavender then takes us through the steps that led to the selection of Meriwether Lewis and the Corps of Discovery's leader with William Clark as coleader. From there, the great adventure story unfolds and we follow Lewis and Clark and their company on their journey through vast, uncharted territory as they seek a transcontinental route to the Pacific. From its inception to its conclusion--a triumph made bittersweet by Lewis's suicide only a few years later--we witness the trials, the surprises, the natural wonders, and the successes large and small that the expedition met with day by day over the course of two years and thousands of miles. The result is a true classic of adventure writing and a marvel of historical storytelling.
This Lewis and Clark Expedition Project is a great way to engage your students in history and assess what they have learned.
Sacagawea was a Shoshone Indian woman who accompanied the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1804-06, exploring the lands procured in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803.
