Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

7.5

1997•2h

Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery tells the remarkable story of the entire Corps of Discovery – not just of the two Captains, but the young army men, French-Canadian boatmen, Clark’s African-American slave, and the Shoshone woman named Sacajawea, who brought along her infant son. As important to the story as these many characters, however, was the spectacular land itself, and the promises it held.

Production

Trailers & Videos

LEWIS & CLARK: THE JOURNEY OF THE CORPS OF DISCOVERY | PBS

Seasons

2 Episodes • Premiered 1997

The story of the most important American exploration expedition in American history and the participants in it.

1. Part 1

Part 1 covers the expedition up to the headwaters of the Missouri River

2. Part 2

Part 2 covers the meeting with the Shoshone, the treacherous crossing of the mountains, the downstream rush to reach the Pacific Ocean, and the ambitious explorations of the return trip.