What Was the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
What Was the Lewis and Clark Expedition? explores the two explorer’s legendary trek of discovery across the continent.
When Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and the “Corp of Discovery” left St. Louis, Missouri, on May 21, 1804, their mission was to explore the vast, unknown territory acquired a year earlier in the Louisiana Purchase.
The travelers hoped to find a waterway that crossed the western half of the United States. They didn’t. However, young readers will love this true-life adventure tale of the two-year journey that finally brought the explorers to the Pacific Ocean.
- About the author: Judith Saint George was an American author, most famous for writing So You Want to Be President? She has written more than 40 books, most being historical fiction.
