The Noncommissioned Officers of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Abstract

In 1803, myths of woolly mammoths; Peruvian llamas; blue-eyed, Welsh-speaking Indians defined the unexplored West. The men of the Lewis and Clark expedition dispelled such speculations, including the myth most hoped would prove to be true: the existence of a northwest passage by inland waterways (pbs/lewisandclark). Such a passage --a river or series of connected rivers that would cross the western mountains and reach the Pacific Ocean would have allowed a more direct commerce with the Orient. President Thomas Jefferson believed the discovery of the Northwest Passage would break open the wealth of North America (pbs/lewisandclark).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 27, 2006
Accession Number
AD1117651

Entities

People

  • Angelia Brody

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Columbia River
  • Commerce
  • Compressed Air
  • Continents
  • Education
  • Inland Waterways
  • Leading Edges
  • New Hampshire
  • Noncommissioned Officers
  • North America
  • North Carolina
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Plotters
  • Resource Management
  • Rivers
  • United States

Readers

  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.