Lewis+and+Clark+Expedition

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Definition/Introduction

What is the topic? What does it cover?

In 1804, Captain Meriwether Lewis and Captain William Clark set out to find out if they could travel overland to the Pacific Ocean following the Missouri and Columbia Rivers. They eventually reached the Pacific Ocean in 1805.

Catalog Subject Headings or Keywords

Lewis and Clark Expedition Lewis, Meriwether Clark, William Corps of Discovery Sacagawea Explorers

Dewey Numbers

917 Geography and travel – North America 973.4 Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1805) 978 West (US) – Expeditions 979.5 Pacific Northeast

Print Resources

Reference titles [dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, specific subject references]

Hakim, Joy. The New Nation. Oxford University Press, c2003.

Profiles in American History. Volume 2, Constitutional Convention To The War Of 1812. UXL, c1994.

Woodger, Elin. Encyclopedia of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Facts On File, c2004.

General titles [nonfiction, any suitable fiction]

Be sure to check the school online catalog to find suitable materials

Cavan, Seamus. Lewis and Clark and The Route to the Pacific. Chelsea House, c1991.

Edwards, Judith. Lewis and Clark's Journey of Discovery in American History. Enslow Publishers, c1999.

Isaacs, Sally Senzell. The Lewis and Clark Expedition. Heinemann Library, c2004.

Marcovitz, Hal. Sacagawea : Guide For the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Chelsea House, c2001.

Santella, Andrew. Lewis and Clark. F. Watts, c2001.

Journals

Be sure to check the online periodical database which lists a great many articles.

Brandt, Anthony. “The Perilous Afterlife of the Lewis and Clark Expedition”. American Heritage, Jul2004, Vol. 55 Issue 3, p50, 8p, 1 map, 5c

“The Missouri Breaks”. Smithsonian, Mar2005, Vol. 35 Issue 12, p28, 1p, 1c

Winchester, Elizabeth. “Remembering Lewis & Clark”. Time for Kids, 5/7/2004 World Edition, Vol. 9 Issue 26, p6, 1p, 1 map, 4c

Web Resources

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