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Journey with Meriwether Lewis and William Clark during the years 1804 to 1806, as they led a daring expedition, exploring the wild expanse between the mouth of the Missouri River and where the Columbia meets the Pacific. Their expedition carved a new empire into the annals of civilization. This podcast delves into the inception, journey, and completion of this remarkable expedition, while exploring its profound impact on the tapestry of United States history.

Throughout Lewis and Clark for Dummies, you find out about Jefferson's western exploration from his earliest efforts to see the Corps assembled through the aftermath for the explorers, the tribes, and the United States. But the focus of Lewis & Clark for Dummies is on the period between Jefferson's confidential letter to Congress requesting dollars to mount a western exploration (January 18,1803) and the expedition's triumphant (and improbable) return to St. Louis (September 23, 1806): 42 months that changed the world.