Landmarks of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
The article recalls the Lewis and Clark voyage as a turning point shaping the United States toward a continental nation. It notes their 1804-1806 journey from St Louis to the Pacific, encounters with the Nez Percé, and Clark’s journal entry “Ocean in View.” It mentions St Louis, Fort Mandan, the Rockies, and state boundaries then known as the Louisiana and Oregon Territory.
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Frontier spirit and Lewis and Clark anew in film
A meditation on American exploration from Lewis and Clark to the space age. The piece links Turner’s frontier thesis to the American Century, praises journals and art as windows into the explorers' world, and notes the challenge of filming their journey with current techniques. Continued on meat page.
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