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Manifest destiny volume 1
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"In 1804, Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark set out on an expedition to explore the uncharted American frontier. This is the story of what they discovered lurking in the wilds."--P. [4] of cover.
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"Lavender sets the stage with an account of the imperial rivalries between England, Spain, France, and the United States, and their role in Thomas Jefferson's decision to sponsor an expedition that might strengthen the young country's claims to lands it had purchased but never seen. Lavender then takes us through the steps that led to the selection of Meriwether Lewis as the Corps of Discovery's leader with William Clark as coleader. From there the...
73) Lewis and Clark
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An introduction to the lives of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, who played an important role in the history of the United States.
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The expedition to cross the North American continent led by Lewis and Clark was an epic mission that included incredible deprivation. In Calling the Wind, the explorers have spent the long, wet winter on the Pacific Coast and are eager to head home. Their homebound voyage will begin upriver on the mighty Columbia River, and proceed over the mountain ranges that nearly ended their lives. Beaten down by the demands of wilderness travel, the party doesn't...
78) Lewis and Clark
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Describes the 1804-1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition, which took the explorers from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean.
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