Opening the West with Lewis and Clark

by Edwin L. Sabin

26 chapters7h 6mEnglish1917

About this book

One of the significant and astounding explorations, in 1804-1806, was the expedition under the leadership of Captain Meriwether Lewis and Captain William Clark opening up a trail from St. Louis, Missouri to the Pacific Coast at the mouth of the mighty Columbia River. Edwin Sabin write an engaging account of this challenging journey with ample dialogue so that it reads like an adventure story rather than just a history full of facts and figures, but he fairly represents the characters and events of the long expedition. - Summary by Larry Wilson

Chapters (25)

1The Expedition and the Country

180

2The Rank and File

582

3Making Ready

887

4The Start

1265

5The Coming of the White Chiefs

1322

6Peter Goes Aboard

920

7Peter Meets the Chiefs

1361

8To the Land of the Sioux

1236

9Bad Hearts

914

10The Captains Show Their Spunk

913

11Snug in Winter Quarters

897

12Excitement at Fort Mandan

1359

13Peter Wins His Spurs

1266

14The Kingdom of the “White Bears”

1200

15Which Way to the Columbia?

836

16Seeking the Bird-woman’s People

1299

17Horses at Last

854

18Across Starvation Mountains

982

19Hooray for the Pacific!

1111

20The Winter at Fort Clatsop

925

21Friendly Yellept, the Walla Walla

719

22The Pierced Noses Again

810

23Back Across the Mountains

1014

24Captain Lewis Meets the Enemy

964

25The Home Stretch

1572

Opening the West with Lewis and Clark

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Chapters (25)

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