Caldecott Medalist St. George chronicles the mission of Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and the Corps of Discovery, who left St. Louis, Missouri, on May 21, 1804, to explore the vast, unknown territory acquired a year earlier in the Louisiana Purchase. The two-year journey finally brought the explorers to the Pacific Ocean. Photos.
When Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and the "Corp of Discovery" left St. Louis, Missouri, on May 21, 1804, their mission was to explore the vast, unknown territory acquired a year earlier in the Louisiana Purchase. The travelers hoped to find a waterway that crossed the western half of the United States. They didn't. However, young readers will love this true-life adventure tale of the two-year journey that finally brought the explorers to the Pacific Ocean.