书名：The Journals of Lewis and Clark刘易斯与克拉克日志

作者：John Bakeless (Editor, Introduction),‎ Landon Y. Jones (Afterword)
出版社名称：Signet
出版时间：2011
语种：英文
ISBN：9780451531889
商品尺寸：10.6 x 2.8 x 17.1 cm
包装：简装
页数：432 （以实物为准）
1804年春天，在托马斯·杰斐逊总统的指令下，美国陆军上尉梅里韦瑟·刘易斯（Meriwether Lewis）和少尉威廉·克拉克（William Clark）开始了一次冒险远征。这是美国国内首次横越大陆西抵太平洋沿岸的往返考察活动。他们所要面临的危险处境也远远超出预想。

在加拿大的英国人和仍然占据着得克萨斯以及西南部地区的西班牙人，从来没有对路易斯安那死心，它们煽动当地的印第安人对抗进入这一地区的美国移民。杰斐逊总统认识到，要想控制这片土地只有依靠武力，于是，他向美国陆军寻求帮助。1804年杰斐逊批准炮兵团二等中尉威廉·克拉克和他的私人秘书、曾任第1步兵团上尉的梅里韦瑟·刘易斯带领探险队共45人，其中包括懂西班牙语和印第安语的翻译，并准许刘易斯和克拉克在必要的情况下可以使用军事手段。行动前，杰斐逊感到了来自英国、法国和西班牙的危险，他告诫刘易斯和克拉克：“必须利用各种方法与我们保持联系。”就这样，这支自称为“探索军团”的队伍，乘着一只龙骨艇和两只双桅平底船，沿着密苏里河逆流而上，开始了史诗般的探险之旅。这便是1804年-1806年的刘易斯与克拉克远征（Lewis and Clark expedition）。
“你的任务目标是探索密苏里河和及其主要支流，例如，其河道和通达太平洋的水道……可作为商业用途、横跨大陆的直接和实用的交通水路。”——托马斯·杰斐逊

成就：

美国获取了美国西部地理的广泛的知识以及主要河流和山脉的形式地图
观察和描述178种植物和122种动物种类和亚种
鼓励西部的欧美毛皮贸易
打开欧美与印地安人的外交关系
建立了一个西部军队探险的先例
加强了美国对俄勒冈领土的要求
聚焦美国和媒介在西部的注意
创作了一部关于西部的文学巨著《刘易斯和克拉克日志》

两位冒险者每天的长途跋涉被记录到这本The Journals of Lewis and Clark《刘易斯与克拉克日志》中，他们的名字也被深深印刻在美国历史长河里。与同题材书籍不同的是，本书为冒险者亲笔，还原度高且生动感人。

In the spring of 1804, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark began a voyage launched by President Thomas Jefferson. Their mission was to explore the wilderness between the Missouri River and the Pacific coast, paving a path for an infant nation ravenous for land. Traversing a territory that would go on to become 10 states, this volume provides a unique and colourful record of their epic trek.

Landon Y. Jones is an American editor and author. He is a former managing editor of People and the author of William Clark and the Shaping of the West and Great Expectations: America and the Baby Boom Generation.
[CIAILK, MAY 14, 1804]

May the 14^th-Monday Set out from Camp River a Dubois at 4 o’clock P.M. and proceed up the Missions under Sail to the lint Wand in the Missouri and Camped on the upper point opposit a Greek on the South Side below a ledge of limestone rock Called Colewater, made 41/2 miles, the Party Consisted of 2, Self one frenchman and 22 Men in the Boat of 20 ores, I Serjt & 7 french in a large Perogue, a Corp and 6 Soldiers in a large Perogue, a Cloudy rainey day. wind from the N E. man in high Spirits

[CIARK, MAY 14, 1804]
Monday May 14th 1M Rained the forepart of the day I determined to go as far as St Charles a french Village 7 Leags, up the Missourie, and watt at that place untill Capt Lewis Could finish the business in which he was obliged to attend to at St. Charles and join me by Land from that plain 24 miles by this movement I calculated that if any alterations in the loading of the Vestles or ether Changes notary, that they might he made at Si Charles I Set out at 4 o’clock PM the presence of many of the Neighbouring inhabitents, and proceeded en under a jentle brease up the Missourie to the upper Point of the 1st Island 4 Miles and Camped on the Island which is Situated Close on the right (or Starboard) Side, and opposit mouth of a Small Creek called Cold water, a heavy rain this after –noon. The Course of this day newly West wind from N E

[LEW1S, MAY 15, 1804]
Tuesday May 15th It rained during the greater part of last night and continued until 7 o’clock AM. after which the Prarty proceeded, passed two Islands and incamped on the Stard shore at Mt. Filer’s landing upright an island, the evening was fair. some wild gees with their young brudes were seen today. the barge run foul three several times —on logs, and in one instance it was with much difficulty they could get her off; happily no injury was sustained, tho the barge was several minutes in eminent danger; this was ceased by her being too heavily Iaden in the stern. Persons accustomed to the navigation of the Missouri and the Mississippi also below the mouth of this river, uniformly take the precaution to load their vessels heavyest in the bow when they ascend the stream in order to avoid the danger incedent to running foul of the concealed timber which lyes in great quantities in the beds of these rivers.