Meriwether Lewis and William Clark did not embark on their epic
trek across the continent alone-dozens of men and eventually one
woman accompanied them. The towering triumph of the Lewis and Clark
expedition is due in no small part to the skill and fortitude of
such men as Sgt. Charles Floyd, the only expedition member to die;
Sgt. Patrick Gass, who lived until 1870, the last surviving member
of the expedition; Sgt. Nathaniel Hale Pryor, husband to an Osage
woman; and York, Clark's slave, who was freed after the expedition.
The men who were instrumental to the success of the Lewis and
Clark expedition come to life in this volume. Through the aid of a
detailed biographical roster and a composite diary of the
expedition that highlights the roles and actions of the
expedition's members, Charles G. Clarke affords readers precious
glimpses of those who have long stood in the shadows of Lewis and
Clark. Disagreements and achievements, ailments and addictions, and
colorful personalities and daily tasks are all vividly rendered in
these pages. The result is an unforgettable portrait of the corps
of diverse characters who undertook a remarkable journey across the
western half of the continent almost two hundred years ago.
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