One of the significant and astounding explorations, in 1804-1806, was the expedition under the leadership of Captain Meriwether Lewis and Captain William Clark opening up a trail from St. Louis, Missouri to the Pacific Coast at the mouth of the mighty Columbia River. Edwin Sabin write an engaging account of this challenging journey with ample dialogue so that it reads like an adventure story rather than just a history full of facts and figures, but he fairly represents the characters and events of the long expedition. - Summary by Larry Wilson
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Decdication & Foreward
03:04 - Chapter 2
The Expedition and the Country
03:00 - Chapter 3
The Rank and File
09:42 - Chapter 4
Making Ready
14:47 - Chapter 5
The Start
21:05 - Chapter 6
The Coming of the White Chiefs
22:02 - Chapter 7
Peter Goes Aboard
15:20 - Chapter 8
Peter Meets the Chiefs
22:41 - Chapter 9
To the Land of the Sioux
20:36 - Chapter 10
Bad Hearts
15:14 - Chapter 11
The Captains Show Their Spunk
15:13 - Chapter 12
Snug in Winter Quarters
14:57 - Chapter 13
Excitement at Fort Mandan
22:39 - Chapter 14
Peter Wins His Spurs
21:06 - Chapter 15
The Kingdom of the “White Bears”
20:00 - Chapter 16
Which Way to the Columbia?
13:56 - Chapter 17
Seeking the Bird-woman’s People
21:39 - Chapter 18
Horses at Last
14:14 - Chapter 19
Across Starvation Mountains
16:22 - Chapter 20
Hooray for the Pacific!
18:31 - Chapter 21
The Winter at Fort Clatsop
15:25 - Chapter 22
Friendly Yellept, the Walla Walla
11:59 - Chapter 23
The Pierced Noses Again
13:30 - Chapter 24
Back Across the Mountains
16:54 - Chapter 25
Captain Lewis Meets the Enemy
16:04 - Chapter 26
The Home Stretch
26:12