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From May 14, 1804, to October 16, 1805 — from St. Louis, Missouri, to the Pacific Ocean and back — the Corps of Discovery, as the expedition company was called, traveled nearly 8,000 miles to map the newly-acquired Louisiana territory. We have all learned at least the basics of this remarkable journey of discovery, whose drama and success continues to fascinate historians, educators and travelers.
Now with Bob Vinatieri and his audio-visual presentation we explore “what happened next…” to the members of the expedition, and to the areas they explored. We examine the fate of a few Corps men plus Sacagawea and her baby, Pompey.
Also featured will be the tragic story of the first American group to follow the Corps: The Astorians. Each time the Lewis and Clark Corps reached a potential calamity, they came away unscathed. When the Astorians faced similar predicaments on their journey, the opposite occurred: Drama, hardship and death.
Instructor: Bob Vinatieri
Bob Vinatieri has been to over 60 countries on six continents on a wide variety of planes, boats and trains. He has lectured at Chicago’s City Wide College on both travel and geography. For the last few years, he has been a Road Scholar host and lecturer on several of the Columbia and Snake River boats and online.
