The Writingest Explorers
At least seven members of the expedition, including Lewis and Clark, are known to have kept close journals to aid them in producing an official record of the mission.  
The History of the Expedition, published by Paul Allen, 1842.
The History of the Expedition,
published by Paul Allen, 1842.
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History of the Expedition by Elliott Coues, 1893.
History of the Expedition by Elliott Coues, 1893.
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. Patrick Gass's "A Journal of the Voyages and Travels of a Corps of Discovery" 1807.
Patrick Gass's "A Journal of the Voyages and
Travels of a Corps of Discovery" 1807.
The expedition journal published in French by Patrick Gass, 1810.
The expedition journal published in French by Patrick Gass, 1810
The expedition journal published in German by Patrick Gass, 1814.
The expedition journal published in
German by Patrick Gass, 1814.
Patrick Gass's "Lewis and Clarke's Journal to the Rocky Mountains" reprinted in 1847.
Patrick Gass's "Lewis and Clarke's Journal to the Rocky Mountains" reprinted in 1847. 		Click here for a larger image and more information about this object.  
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