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1. ''Fairly Launched on My Voyage of Discovery'': Meriwether Lewis's Expedition Letters to James Findlay ''Fairly Launched on My Voyage of Discovery'': Meriwether Lewis's Expedition Letters to James Findlay Fall 2004 Two letters written by Captain Meriwether Lewis during the Lewis and Clark Expedition recently resurfaced at the Cincinnati Historical Society Library. The article includes the text of the two letters....
2. ''Our Dogg'': The Tale of Seaman ''Our Dogg'': The Tale of Seaman January 28, 2004 Article examines the documentation of Seaman (Meriwether Lewis' Newfoundland dog) in the journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. It is believed that Seaman accompanied the Corps of Discovery from its...
3. 1807 Patrick Gass Journal 1807 Patrick Gass Journal 1807 Sargeant Patrick Gass, a sargeant with the Lewis and Clark expedition, published the first journal after the return of the expedition. The Library acquired the 1807 edition in 1953 with the $35,000 purchase...
4. 1811 Patrick Gass Journal 1811 Patrick Gass Journal December 15, 1904 Part of the Fitzpatrick purchase, this 1811 copy has particular significance because it once belonged to Elliott Coues, one of the editors of the Lewis and Clark journals. It is inscribed, “To Prof....
5. A Map of Lewis and Clark's Track, Across the Western Portion of North America A Map of Lewis and Clark's Track, Across the Western Portion of North America Facsimile of map showing Lewis and Clark's journey "from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean by Order of the Executive of the United States in 1804, 5 & 6." Indian tribal areas are labeled, streams, rivers,...
6. A Rare Old Book Reveals an Unsung Hero in Earliest Kansas City History A Rare Old Book Reveals an Unsung Hero in Earliest Kansas City History July/14/1929 Illustration, and biographical article about Sacajawea (ca. 1785-1812 ca.), a Shoshone Indian guide on the Lewis and Clark expedition and wife of French fur trader Toussaint Charbonneau (1759-1840 ca.)...
7. A Roster of the Lewis and Clark Expedition A Roster of the Lewis and Clark Expedition June 2004 In addition to a list of events for May through July 2004, the article provides known genealaogical data for members of the expedition.
8. America's National Historic Trails America's National Historic Trails 1999 Chapter of the book about the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, tracing the route of the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804-1806 from Saint Louis to Portland, Oregon, and back, crossing the Kansas...
9. Annotated Roster of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804 Annotated Roster of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804 2004 List of members of the expedition with known birth and death dates.
10. Art and Artists: This Area at Dawn of the West Unfolds in Mural Art and Artists: This Area at Dawn of the West Unfolds in Mural October/4/1959 Biographical article about Mrs. Aileen Franklin, painter of a new mural in the Columbia National Bank, with her Jackson County home studio at "North river and Kentucky roads" and other murals "in the Kansas...
11. Because of Them Because of Them September, 2005 Editorial praising the members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and recounting the triumphs and struggles of their journey.
12. Before Lewis and Clark: Documents Illustrating the History of the Missouri, 1785-1804 Before Lewis and Clark: Documents Illustrating the History of the Missouri, 1785-1804 1990 Excerpts from letters of French, English, and Spanish emissaries, with edited commentary, concerning the exploration of the Missouri River area before the Lewis and Clark expedition, starting with 1785....
13. Beyond Lewis and Clark Beyond Lewis and Clark Autumn 2004 Article describes a number of explorers who travelled the West in the employ of the U.S. Army after the Lewis and Clark Expedition. These include Zebulon Pike, Stephen H. Long, John Charles Fremont, and...
14. Big Blue River Big Blue River May 12, 1905 Short description of the Big Blue River, called in 1804 the "Blue Water River" by Lewis and Clark on their exploration of the Louisiana Territory.
15. Clark on the Yellowstone Clark on the Yellowstone April 1, 2006 Article describes the return journey of the Lewis and Clark Expedition during the summer of 1806, when the Corps of Discovery split up and was later reunited where the Yellowstone River meets the Missouri....
16. Companion Journeys Companion Journeys August 2008 Title continues, "David Thompson, Thomas Jefferson and the Corps of Discovery traveled similar paths throughout their careers."

In 1797-1798, David Thompson, a fur trader and cartographer for the...
17. Corps of Discovery Sculpture Corps of Discovery Sculpture 2003 The bronze statue entitled "Corps of Discovery" is located in Case Park at 8th and Jefferson streets in Kansas City, Missouri. Sculpted by Eugene Daub, the Lewis and Clark statue, commemorating the Lewis...
18. Corps of Discovery Sculpture Corps of Discovery Sculpture 2003 The bronze statue entitled "Corps of Discovery" is located in Case Park at 8th and Jefferson streets in Kansas City, Missouri. Sculpted by Eugene Daub, the Lewis and Clark statue, commemorating the Lewis...
19. Down on Lewis and Clark Down on Lewis and Clark January/February, 2005 Brief article comparing the author's deep interest in the Border Wars of Kansas and Missouri to the widely publicized bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, which the author finds less interesting...
20. Exploration and Diplomacy: George Champlin Sibley's Report to William Clark, 1811 Exploration and Diplomacy: George Champlin Sibley's Report to William Clark, 1811 October//1978 Illustrations, photos, map, and biographical article about George Champlin Sibley, or George Sibley (1782-1863), factor of Fort Osage in Jackson County, and his report to William Clark (of the Lewis and...