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221 years ago this week, approximately 40 men left St Louis searching for a water way to the Pacific and to explore the new Louisiana Purchase.

They were gone a little over 2 years and traveled thousands of miles. Only 1 man was lost (Sergeant Floyd) and he died of what is thought to have been a ruptured appendix. He would not have survived had it occurred in Philadelphia.

If you have not read a good book on the journey, I recommend you do. Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose is very good.
 
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“Undaunted Courage” by Stephen Ambrose.


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Originally posted by 2BobTanner:
“Undaunted Courage” by Stephen Ambrose.




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Without any real planning I’ve found myself in many places on the Corp of Discovery trails. From the Bitterroot River to St. Louis is as far as I’ve traveled but I expect I’ll be going further. The history of this expedition intrigues me.


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