Of course, it also changed the relationship to the Indigenous Americans. As Jefferson indicated, this “lessened the apprehensions of interruption from other powers” and it also “increased infinitely the interest we felt in the expedition.” This acquisition had great significance for the expedition in that the majority of the area it would now explore belonged to the U.S.
doubled its size from the Mississippi River west to the Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains. By buying this huge tract of land of 830,000 square miles, the U.S. Shortly before the trip began, the Jefferson Administration concluded the Louisiana Purchase with Napoleon’s France for about $15 million. Last on his list but first in importance was “articles of commerce they may need or furnish ….”īeyond commerce, the expedition was to discover and detail flora and fauna, soil and minerals, dinosaur bones, and volcanoes.
Of the many Indian tribes, he instructed Lewis to learn the names of the nations, their numbers, possessions, their relations with other tribes, languages, traditions, monuments, lifestyles, implements, food, clothing, housing, diseases and remedies, laws, and customs. Jefferson stated: “Beginning at the mouth of the Missouri, you will take careful observations of latitude and longitude, at all remarkable points on the river ….” The only problem was her name was actually Julia, and we would all love to be a fly on the wall when Clark came around to explaining this faux pas.Good maps for the future were essential. The title is based on the fact that William Clark named the Judith River in Montana after a young girl he would eventually marry. Stephenie Ambrose-Tubbs, who is obviously related to Stephen, met her husband on one of her family’s first of many expeditions of their own along the Lewis and Clark Trail, and she has written a wonderful book called Why Sacagawea Deserves a Day Off and Other Lessons from the Lewis and Clark Trail.Īnd Corrie Williamson, an accomplished poet who grew up in Virginia, the heart of Lewis and Clark’s upbringing, offers her own unique take on Lewis and Clark with her collection The River Where you Forgot My Name. This book, written by Stephen Ambrose, had the feel of a novel, and captured the interest of millions of readers just in time for the 200th anniversary of the Voyage of Discovery.Īmbrose’s book has also inspired many people to explore this expedition in their own unique ways, including our two guests for this episode. This past year marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the publication of Undaunted Courage, which has become known as the bible for the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
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