Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
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.
Overview
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.
Ken Burns
Producer
Episodes
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.
Cast & Crew
John Logan Allen
Himself - Geographer
Stephen E. Ambrose
Himself - Historian
Gerard Baker
Himself - Mandan-Hidatsa
Kevin Conway
Patrick Gass
Erica Funkhouser
Herself - Writer
William Least Heat-Moon
Himself - Writer
