The journey of Lewis and Clark : how the Corps of Discovery explored the Louisiana Purchase, reached the Pacific Ocean, and returned safely /
Rob Staeger.
- Philadelphia : Mason Crest, c2003.
- 64 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
- Exploration and discovery .
- Exploration and discovery (Philadelphia, Pa.) .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 62) and index.
The vote -- Instructions and preparations -- Up the Missouri to the Mandan -- The Mandan to the Rockies -- To the Pacific -- And back again.
Discusses the 1804-1806 Lewis and Clark expedition, or Corps of Discovery, which explored the vast region acquired by the United States in the Louisiana Purchase seeking the Northwest Passage to the Pacific.