The Journals of Lewis and Clark

An important part of the Corps of Discovery's mission was to learn about all the interesting and new-to-them people and things they would discover. While they did not discover any dinosaurs west of the Mississippi (drat!), they did keep careful records of their adventures.

Their journals are available today from many sources (check your local library's catalog!). If you want to learn more about their travel and adventures in their own words, they are worth reading. I have read many books about their trip, as you might imagine, and will be recommending some along the route.

Here is a free ebook copy of their journals from Project Gutenberg (available in a variety of formats): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8419 "The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark and Meriwether Lewis" 


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