When Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and the "Corp of Discovery" left St. Louis, Missouri, on May 21, 1804, their mission was to explore the vast, unknown territory acquired a year earlier in the Louisiana Purchase. The travelers hoped to find a waterway that crossed the western half of the United States. They didn't. However, young readers will love this true-life adventure tale of the two-year journey that finally brought the explorers to the Pacific Ocean.---from the publisher
112 pages 978-0448479019 Ages 8-12
Keywords: American history, exploration, explorers, Native Americans, women, 19th century, adventure, 8 year old, 9 year old, 10 year old, 11 year old, 12 year old, part of a series, Social Studies Curriculum
