The years 2003-2006 mark the celebration of the bicentennial of Lewis and Clark’s epic journey with the Corps of Discovery. At President Thomas Jefferson’s behest, the Corps traveled over 8000 miles, seeking a water route to the Pacific Ocean while making contact with Native American tribes and collecting scientific data. Although the Corps failed to find the water route they expected, the experiences they recorded in their journals and diaries continue to thrill us. Compiled here are print and web resources, along with some interesting facts, to help you discover more about their amazing trip.

1. Quick Facts

2. Books

3. Videos

4. Lewis and Clark on the Web

5. Native American websites

I. Quick Facts

• Only one man died on the journey—from a ruptured appendix.
• Meriwether Lewis was accidentally shot by one of his own men.
• Corps member Patrick Gass lived to be 100 years old.
• Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, Sacagawea’s son, is buried near Jordan Valley, OR.
• Sacagawea was only 19 years old when she assisted the Corps members.
• The Corps first entered what is now Idaho at Lemhi Pass on August 12, 1805.
• Lewis’ dog Seaman accompanied the Corps on their journey.

II. Books Available at the Library

This is just a small sample of the Lewis and Clark books available at Boise Public Library.  Books about the Expedition can be found under the Dewey Decimal number 917.8042

Across the Snowy Ranges: The Lewis and Clark Expedition in Idaho and Western Montana
James R. Fazio, editor

Bitterroot Crossing: Lewis and Clark Across the Lolo Trail
Gene and Mollie Eastman

Hike Lewis and Clark’s Idaho 
Mary Aegerter, editor

The Journals of Lewis and Clark
Bernard De Voto, editor

The Journals of Patrick Gass: Member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition 
Carol Lynn MacGregor, editor

The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition 
Gary E. Moulton, editor

Lewis and Clark Among the Indians 
James P. Ronda

Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West 
Stephen E. Ambrose

Voyages of Discovery: Essays on the Lewis and Clark Expedition 
James P. Ronda, editor

Books About York are also at 917.8042

In Search of York: The Slave Who Went to the Pacific With Lewis and Clark 
Robert B. Betts

York: The Slave Who Helped Explore America 
R.W. Gustafson

Books About Sacajawea (or Sacagawea) are at 970.3 Shoshone Sacagaw

Bird Woman: Sacagawea’s Own Story 
recorded by James Willard Schultz

The Lemhi: Sacajawea’s People 
Brigham D. Madsen

Sacajawea 
Harold P. Howard

Sacagawea of the Lewis and Clark Expedition 
Ella E. Clark and Margot Edmonds

Sacagawea Speaks: Beyond the Shining Mountains With Lewis and Clark 
Joyce Badgley Hunsaker

The Shoshone 
Kim Draper

Even Seaman, Lewis’ dog, has been written about in these children’s books:

Dog of Discovery: A Newfoundland’s Adventures With Lewis and Clark 
Laurence Pringle J 917.8042 Pringle

Lewis and Clark and Me: A Dog’s Tale 
Laurie Myers J Meyers

Seaman, the Dog Who Explored the West With Lewis and Clark 
Gail Karwoski J Karwosk

The Captain’s Dog: My Journey With the Lewis and Clark Tribe 
Roland Smith J Smith

III. Videos

Echoes of a Bitter Crossing: Lewis and Clark in Idaho
Video 979.6 Echoes

Lewis and Clark at Fort Mandan 
Video 917.8042 Lewis A

Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
Video 917.8042 Lewis A

Nez Perce: Portrait of a People
Video 970.3 Nez Per

Sacajawea 
Video Documen B Sacajaw Sacajaw

IV. Lewis and Clark on the Web

http://rediscovery.ed.uidaho.edu/

http://www.lewisandclarkidaho.org

http://www.lewisandclark.com

http://www.lewis-clark.org

http://www.lewisandclark200.org

http://www.lewisandclark.org

http://lewisandclarktrail.com

http://www.fortmandan.org

http://www.montanalewisandclark.org

http://www.monticello.org/jefferson/lewisandclark/index.html

http://www.time.com/time/2002/lewis_clark

V. Native American websites

Blackfeet Nation http://www.blackfeetnation.com

Mandan, Hidastsa, and Arikara Nation http://www.mhanation.com

Nez Perce http://www.nezperce.org

Sacagawea http://www.sacajaweahome.com

Shoshone-Bannock http://www.shoshonebannocktribes.com

 

Last Updates: 06/26/2006 Author: ed