Lewis and Clark's Compass: What an Artifact Can Tell Us about the Historic Expedition

Lewis and Clark's Compass: What an Artifact Can Tell Us about the Historic Expedition
ISBN-10
1977154565
ISBN-13
9781977154569
Category
Juvenile Nonfiction
Pages
48
Language
English
Published
2021
Publisher
Capstone
Author
John Micklos Jr.

Description

"The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 nearly doubled the size of the United States. The U.S. suddenly went from consisting of 17 states along the Atlantic coast to claiming land as far west as present-day Montana. The U.S. government knew little about the terrain there. Was there a water route to the Pacific? President Thomas Jefferson sent William Clark and Meriwether Lewis to find out. With nothing to guide them but a compass, what would Lewis and Clark discover? Readers will find the answer to this question and how an artifact can tell us about U.S. history"--

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