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| Foreword | |
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| List of Illustrations | |
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| Chronology of the Lewis and Clark Expedition | |
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| Introduction: Jefferson's Designs and Western Realities | |
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| The Louisiana Purchase | |
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| The Politics of the Purchase | |
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| Timing the Expedition | |
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| Encounters with Native Americans | |
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| Encounters with Geography | |
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| The Route of the Expedition | |
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| Jefferson's Plan | |
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| President Jefferson's Secret Message to Congress, Washington, January 18, 1803 | |
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| Jefferson's Instructions to Lewis, Washington, June 20, 1803 | |
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| The Louisiana Affair | |
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| Jefferson to Lewis, Washington, July 15, 1803 | |
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| Jefferson to Lewis, Washington, November 16, 1803 | |
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| Jefferson to Lewis, Washington, January 22, 1804 | |
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| The Two Captains | |
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| Clark Joins the Expedition | |
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| Lewis Invites Clark to Join Him, Washington, June 19, 1803 | |
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| Clark Accepts Lewis's Invitation, Clarksville, July 17, 1803 | |
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| Resourceful and Prudent Lewis | |
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| Yellowstone to Musselshell, Lewis, May 14, 1805 | |
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| Beaverhead to Great Divide, Lewis, August 16, 1805 | |
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| Lewis's Exploration, Lewis, August 11, 1806 | |
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| Meticulous and Helpful Clark | |
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| Dubois to Platte, Clark, July 12, 1804 | |
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| Great Falls Portage, Clark, June 29, 1805 | |
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| On the Upper Kooskooske, Lewis, May 24, 1806--Lewis, May 27, 1806--Clark, May 28, 1806 | |
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| Forging the Corps of Discovery | |
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| Adapting Army Routine | |
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| Dubois to Platte, Lewis, February 20, 1804--Lewis, March 3, 1804 | |
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| At Fort Clatsop, Lewis, January 1, 1806 | |
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| Instilling Discipline | |
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| Dubois to Platte, Lewis and Clark, July 12, 1804 | |
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| Platte to Vermilion, Clark, August 17, 1804--Clark, August 18, 1804 | |
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| Teton to Mandans, Clark and Lewis, October 13, 1804--Clark, October 14, 1804 | |
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| Dealing with Traders | |
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| At Fort Mandan, Clark, October 31, 1804--Clark, November 1, 1804--Clark, November 27, 1804--Clark, November 29, 1804--Clark, March 4, 1805 | |
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| Clark's Exploration, Clark, August 11, 1806 | |
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| Little Missouri to White, Clark, August 14, 1806 | |
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| Shipment to St. Louis | |
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| Lewis to Jefferson, Fort Mandan, April 7, 1805 | |
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| York's Contributions | |
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| Teton to Mandans, Clark, October 9, 1804 | |
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| Beaverhead to Great Divide, Lewis, August 16, 1805 | |
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| On the Upper Kooske, Lewis, June 2, 1806 | |