AMERICAN EPIC: The Story of the Corps of Discovery on their Voyage to the Pacific and Back, 1804-1806

by Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, John Pidgeon (Editor)

This presentation of the Lewis & Clark expedition, culled directly from the journals, with only minor connective passages, streamlines this captivating story into a single dramatic narrative, without diversions. Here are the grizzly bear attacks, the perilous river rapids and falls, the mountain crossings, the peaceful and not-so-peaceful encounters with the various Indian nations, the ever-pesky mosquitos and insufferable fleas, the illnesses and injuries, the deaths and near-deaths, as well as every pertinent mention of the Shoshone woman, Sacagawea, the Captains made in their journals.

What follows, then, is a straight-forward narrative of the day-to-day adventures of the Corps of Discovery during their expedition to the Pacific Ocean and back, a very human tale which the Captains render in a manner that is interesting, sometimes thrilling, but never dull. It is the American epic.

228 pages, Paperback

Published May 13, 2022

About the author

Meriwether Lewis was an American explorer, soldier, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition also known as the Corps of Discovery, with William Clark, whose mission was to explore the territory of the Louisiana Purchase.