Travels of the source of the Missouri river and across the American continent to the Pacific ocean. : Performed by order of the government of the United States, in the years 1804, 1805, and 1806 / By Captains Lewis and Clarke. Published from the official report, and illustrated by a map of the route, and other maps.
Publication Info.
London : Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1815.
Except in form and in some minor details, this is identical with the 4th edition of 1814, edited by Thomas Rees. cf. Coues, History of the expedition, 1893.
Volume III
Original document: Book.
Summary
Pulled from the original report,ℓTravelsℓis the story of the Lewis and Clark expedition told in their own words. This text was one of the few written records published in the era. Many of the other records were recovered and printed much later. This is a contemporary telling and should be a considered a historically significant document.