Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

Season 1

Sent by President Thomas Jefferson to find the Northwest Passage, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led the most important expedition in American history. This extraordinary film tells the remarkable story of the entire Corps of Discovery.

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S1 E1 - Episode 1
November 3, 1997
1 h 45 min
TV-PG
Follow the challenges, frustrations and anxiety that faced the Corps of Discovery -- their encounters with Native Americans, the new animals and plant life they discovered and their crossing of the Continental Divide.
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S1 E2 - Episode 2
November 3, 1997
1 h 44 min
TV-PG
The exploration of the West opened a new world to Americans and signaled the beginning of the end for Native Americans. Thomas Jefferson predicted that it would take 100 years to settle the West. It took less than five years.
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