William Clark, an army captain from Virginia, shared command of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Clark also kept careful records of …
William Clark, an army captain from Virginia, shared command of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Clark also kept careful records of the journey and created maps of the expedition's route. After Lewis's death in 1809, Clark became responsible for publication of the expedition journals.
Meriwether Lewis, Commander of the Corps of Discovery, was an army captain who became a private secretary to Thomas Jefferson in 1807. He also served a lead naturalist for the expedition.
Anthony Brandt is an expert in adventure literature. He is the book columnist for National Geographic Adventure magazine and was responsible for putting together its list of the ''100 Greatest Adventure Books of all Time.'' He has written for the Men's Journal, Esquire, GQ, The New York Times, and many other publications. He has published several books including The People Along the Sand and Reality Police.
Herman J. Viola, former director of the National Anthropological Archives, is curator emeritus for the Smithsonian Institution and a historian of the American West with a special interest in the Lewis and Clark expedition. Dr. Viola has authored or edited more than 20 books on American history including the Smithsonian's Exploring the West and Warrior Artists by the National Geographic Society.
