Open the pages of this book to get an inside look at the Lewis and Clark journals. Find out why Lewis and Clark kept journals during their travels west, what information the journals contain, and why the journals are an important part of American History. In this book you will also discover: the connection between Thomas Jefferson and the Lewis and Clark journals; who and what Lewis and Clark encountered on their journey; where the Lewis and Clark journals are kept today, and how people work to preserve the precarious documents.