num_pages: 320
description: At the dawn of the 19th century, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark embarked on an unprecedented journey from St. Louis, Missouri to the Pacific Ocean and back again. Their assignment was to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Territory and record the geography, flora, fauna, and people they encountered along the way. The tale of their incredible journey, meticulously recorded in their journals, has become an American classic.This single-volume, landmark edition of the famous journals is the first abridgement to be published in at least a decade.
language: English
title: Journals of Lewis and Clark
titlecomplete: Journals of Lewis and Clark (National Geographic Adventure Classics)
characters: Sacagawea, William Clark, Meriwether Lewis
genres: Historical, Biography, Travel, Nature, American History, Classics, Nonfiction, Adventure, History, Memoir
ratings_count: 5108
places: The United States of America
publisher: National Geographic