In October 1803,
Meriwether Lewis traveled down the Ohio River recruiting men for his Corps of Discovery, which was about to strike out on its fabled journey across the continent to map and explore.
On their epic journey across the West, from 1804-1806,
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark kept detailed notes on the flora and fauna they discovered during their adventures.
What once was a large patch of grass outside the
Meriwether Lewis Elementary School in Portland, Oregon, has grown into the Lewis Learning Gardens--a dream come true for members of the school community.
"The Death of
Meriwether Lewis: A Historic Crime Scene Investigation" discusses the death of one of the key figures in America's expansion westward.
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The tradition of nature and travel writing initiated by
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in their Journals (1814) comes to bear on the meticulous detailing of wilderness living in Henry David Thoreau's Walden (1854), as well as the acute observations of Mark Twain's legendary narrator in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885).
One of the most precious documents in American history happens to be a letter written by President Thomas Jefferson to a 29-year-old gentleman named
Meriwether Lewis. In this letter, composed on June 20, 1803, Jefferson laid out a blueprint for the expedition he wanted Lewis to lead.
PART OF THE WESTERN TERRITORY EXPLORED IN THE early 1800s by
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, Portland, Oregon, is still a region where the adventurous can forge new trails, says native Bill Mitchell.
Thomas Jefferson and
Meriwether Lewis, along with a secret society, are involved.
Perelman, Thomas Jefferson, Gertrude Stein, Nathaniel Hawthorne, explorer
Meriwether Lewis, and even McDonald's founder Ray Kroc.
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark returned to the St.