Lewis & Clark

Lewis and Clark

Discovering Lewis & Clark http://www.lewis-clark.org/
Multimedia overview of the historic Lewis and Clark Expedition of the early 19th century. As visitors retrace the steps of Lewis and Clark, They learn about the geography and natural history of the region traversed, as well as the culture of the Native Americans encountered.

Echoes of a Bitter Crossing: Lewis and Clark in Idaho http://idahoptv.org./lc/
Adapted from an Idaho Public Television production of the same name, this site focuses on the two-month crossing of what is today the state of Idaho by the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Go West Across America with Lewis and Clark http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/
Information from National Geographic. Also check out Lewis and Clark Base Camp from National Geographic.

The Journals of Lewis and Clark http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/JOURNALS/toc.html

Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark kept comprehensive journals chronicling the corps of discovery’s explorations of the newly acquired Louisiana Territory. The complete text of the expedition journals is made available at this site by the Americans studies program at the University of Virginia.

Lewis and Clark: Mapping the West http://www.edgate.com/lewisandclark/

This site from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History focuses on the major strides made by the expedition in mapping the vast American interior.

Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, inc.: The History of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
http://www.lewisandclark.org/

Profile of the corps of Discovery’s explorations was created by the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation. Tracing the expedition chronologically, the essay also examines the animal and plant life of the region, as well as challenges faced along the way.

Lewis and Clark http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/
Information from PBS.

*National Lewis and Clark Education Center http://lewisandclarkeducationcenter.com/
Provides geographical, satellite and other information about the expedition. Sponsored by NASA and the University of Montana.

Sierra Club: Follow in the Footsteps of Lewis and Clark http://www.sierraclub.org/lewisandclark/
This retelling of the Lewis and Clark story, created by the Sierra Club, focuses on the natural wonders of the region through which the expedition passed. Particular attention is paid to the various species of the West that have recently been designated as endangered.

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History: Lewis and Clark as Naturalists http://web4.si.edu/lewisandclark/
This site created by the Smithsonian National Museum of natural History, focuses on the natural wonders discovered by the Corps of Discovery.

Westward Expansion

“California as I Saw It”: First-Person Narratives of California’s Early Years, 1849-1900 http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cbhtml/

Crossing the Frontier: Photographs of the Developing West, 1849 to the Present http://www.calhum.org/sfmoma-crossing/

Eyewitness: The Old West http://www.ibiscom.com/owfrm.htm

Indian Wars http://www.gbso.net/skyhawk/indianwa.htm

Interactive Santa Fe Trail (SFT) Homepage http://raven.cc.ukans.edu/heritage/research/sft/

The International Museum of the Horse: The Buffalo Solders http://www.imh.org/imh/imhmain.html
The Iron Road http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/iron/

The National Cowgirl Museum http://www.cowgirl.net/

Pioneering the Upper Midwest: Books from Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin ca. 1820-1910 http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/umhtml/

The West http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/

West Web http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/westweb/

Wild, Wild West http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/wildwest/