Description

William Hill commemorates the 200th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark Expedition with this guide to the history and the route of the Corps of Discovery. Hill explains the reasons President Thomas Jefferson sent the explorers west. He describes how the country expedition passed through looked two centuries ago and how it looks today.

Journals, maps, paintings, and photographs illustrate the story.

The Lewis and Clark Trail also contains information about the many museums, interpretive centers and historic sites, from Philadelphia to Astoria, Oregon, that have been opened and upgraded as part of the bicentennial celebration.

ISBN – 0-87004-439-7

288 Pages

Caxton Press, 2004