Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

1997
1 Season
7.5
DocumentaryWestern

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.

Episodes

Part 1
E1Nov 4, 19971h 45m

Part 1

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

Part 2
E2Nov 5, 19971h 45m

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.

Top Cast

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John Logan Allen

Himself - Geographer

Stephen E. Ambrose

Stephen E. Ambrose

Himself - Historian

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Gerard Baker

Himself - Mandan-Hidatsa

Kevin Conway

Kevin Conway

Patrick Gass

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Erica Funkhouser

Herself - Writer

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William Least Heat-Moon

Himself - Writer

Gene Jones

Gene Jones

Joseph Whitehouse

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Mylie Lawyer

Herself - Descendant of Twisted Hair

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James P. Ronda

Himself - Historian

Murphy Guyer

Murphy Guyer

William Clark (voice)