Pierre Cruzatte: Links

General Sites

200 Years Ago This Week
Find out exactly what was happening 200 years ago this week by reading the expedition's journal entries.
"Discovering Lewis and Clark"
Monster L & C site, requires fast connection.
"Discovery Expedition of St. Charles"
Living history group "bringing the story of Lewis and Clark alive through river based re-enactments in replica boats."
"Go West Across America"
Companion site to one of my favorite books about the expedition, How We Crossed the West: The Adventures of Lewis & Clark.
"Journey of the Corps of Discovery"
Outstanding site, companion to the Ken Burns documentary.
"Lewis and Clark Journey of Discovery"
From by the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis.
"Lewis & Clark Online Base Camp"
From National Geographic.
Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation
"The Ultimate Adventure: Lewis & Clark"
From Time Magazine.

Members of the Expedition

"Pomp--The True Story of the Baby on the Sacagawea Dollar"
Excellent and thorough biography of Jean Baptiste Charbonneau.
"Sacajawea?-Sakakawea?-Sacagawea?"
Excellent article about the spelling, pronunciation and meaning of the name of Jean Baptiste's mom.
"Seaman"
Doggy of Discovery (from PBS site).
York
Biography at JNEM site.

Curriculum Guides & Lesson Plans

Teaching with Documents Lesson Plan: The Lewis & Clark Expedition
From the National Archives.
Curriculum Guide
From the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial.
Curriculum Ideas & Education Resources
Great site from NWREL, containing many different lesson plans contributed by different schools.
Lewis & Clark: Mapping the West
Monster site, a production of the Smithsonian and the National Museum of Natural History.
PBS Online - Lewis and Clark: Classroom Resources: Lessons

Lewis & Clark Visit Southern California (and Vice Versa)

George Catlin and His Indian Gallery
Previously on display at the museum formerly known as the Autry.
Jean Baptiste Charbonneau
In the Journal of San Diego History.
Bob Rickards
Local artist who painted the expedition.
Voyage of Rediscovery
John Krist of the Ventura County Star retraces the trail.

L & C Miscellany

Lindy Sue's Candies
Lewis & Clark, Sacagawea, and limited edition wrappers.
Legnon's Boucherie
Boudin bliss.
Food Journal of Lewis & Clark
Book by my favorite paleocusinologist.
What's the difference between a fiddle and a violin?
Great explanation from Ken Pollard of the Owyhee Mountain Fiddle Shop.
Lewis & Clark's Fiddlers.
Excellent explanation of what sorts of tunes Cruzatte and Gibson might have playes, what sorts of instruments they might have played on, etc. Also from Ken Pollard.

Art courtesy of Anya,
McKinley School,
Santa Monica, CA

Art courtesy of Adrian,
McKinley School,
Santa Monica, CA

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