Lewis and Clark's Compass: What an Artifact Can Tell Us about the Historic Expedition

by John Micklos Jr.

Book Overview

The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 nearly doubled the size of the United States. The U.S. suddenly went from consisting of 17 states along the Atlantic coast to claiming land as far west as present-day Montana. The U.S. government knew little about the terrain there. Was there a water route to the Pacific? President Thomas Jefferson sent William Clark and Meriwether Lewis to find out. With nothing to guide them but a compass, what would Lewis and Clark...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496696824
• ISBN13: 9781496696823
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Capstone Press
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.6" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6