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Lewis and Clark Research Database
2 Research Articles
Company Commanders to Bureaucratic Administrators: Lewis & Clark After the Expedition
The post-expedition years of Lewis and Clark, from celebrated explorers to territorial administrators. Covers Lewis's governorship of Upper Louisiana, Clark's military career, their accomplishments in St. Louis, and Lewis's tragic death in 1809.
Meriwether Lewis’ Formative Years: Learning Experiences in Georgia
An examination of Meriwether Lewis' early years through family letters preserved at the Missouri Historical Society, revealing that young Lewis only visited Georgia rather than residing there, and documenting the educational foundation that shaped the future explorer.
