Sacagawea’s Death
Three accounts
by Jay H. Buckley, Maren C. Burgess
There are three accounts of how Sacagawea died as told by John Luttig and William Clark; Eastern Shoshones and Comanches; and the Hidatsas. All three accounts are explained.
Jay H. Buckley
Sacagawea’s Tribal Origin
Lemhi Shoshone or Hidatsa-Crow?
by Jay H. Buckley, Maren C. Burgess
A major discrepancy among the accounts of Sacagawea’s life is whether her tribal origin is Lemhi Shoshone or Hidatsa-Crow. Both accounts are explained.
Zebulon Pike
Forgotten explorer
by Jay H. Buckley
Like his contemporaries Lewis and Clark, Pike also provided information on flora and fauna and discovered several new species. His southern exploration paved the way for a viable route linking the United States and Santa Fe.
Hunter and Dunbar Expedition
Up the Ouachita River
by Jay H. Buckley
While Lewis and Clark wintered in North Dakota, Dunbar and Hunter explored the Ouachita River in Arkansas. They would alter Jefferson’s plans to explore the Red and Arkansas Rivers.
Spanish Opposition
Four attempts to stop the expedition
by Dan Sturdevant, Jay H. Buckley
“…it is surprising how close the Spanish came to intercepting Lewis and Clark, in 1804, and again in 1806. A matter of several days’ march… prevented an encounter that could have resulted in a major incident between the two nations.”
The Blackfeet Confederacy
Short tempers and long knives
by Jay H. Buckley
Next to grizzly bears and Mother Nature, the most feared enemy of American fur trappers traveling along the upper Missouri River were the Niitsítapi or Blackfeet, the “Original People” or “Prairie People.” Was that Lewis’s fault?
Discover More
- The Lewis and Clark Expedition: Day by Day by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 2018). The story in prose, 14 May 1804–23 September 1806.
- The Lewis and Clark Journals: An American Epic of Discovery (abridged) by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 2003). Selected journal excerpts, 14 May 1804–23 September 1806.
- The Lewis and Clark Journals. by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 1983–2001). The complete story in 13 volumes.
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