The Complete Journals of Lewis and Clark (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) - Hardcoverby Meriwether Lewis (Author), William Clark (Author) The Journals of Lewis and Clark document an expedition across the United States as commissioned by President Jefferson. Shortly after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, Lewis and Clark set out on a journey to explore and map the newly acquired territory, to find a practical route across the western half of the continent, and to establish an American presence in this territory before Britain and other