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With a little help from a rattlesnake’s rattle, Sacagawea gives birth to a baby she names Jean Baptiste
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Severe cold and fraternizing with the Mandan keep Meriwether Lewis’ doctoring in demand
The corps begins its epic journey
Going where few cartographers have gone before, the expedition members hope to find a river that will carry them all the way to the Pacific Ocean
The first shipment of botanical specimens sent to President Jefferson contained the seeds of thousands of miles of fences
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William Clark—a better explorer than speller—tells his older brother of the impending transfer of the Louisiana Territory to the United States
While the budding Corps of Discovery plans the expedition near St. Louis, William Clark grades the recruits
Meriwether Lewis Gets His Marching Orders
Jefferson spells out the mission
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Amid all the hoopla, it’s easy to lose sight of the expedition’s true significance
While William Clark is best known for the expedition he made with Meriwether Lewis, his later life was as historic and more consequential
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