Resources and Credits: 

Every adult participant received a copy of the #1 New York Times Bestseller by Stephen E. Ambrose:
Undaunted Courage. (1996).  New York: Touchstone Books/ Simon & Shuster.
This stirring account of the incredible journey has been our #1 reference throughout the semester.
The bibliography and reference list offered by Ambrose, Undaunted Courage, pp. 503-506 is daunting.

We purchased and utilized the 4-part Ken Burns video series from PBS.
Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (1998).
Alexandria, VA: PBS video

We purchased and utilized the National Geographic video/ DVD originally filmed in IMAX
Lewis and Clark: The Great Journey West
One of the most thrilling events of our Lewis and Clark WOW semesters has been viewing this film with the children and pre-service teachers on the IMAX screen at the Museum of Westward Expansion at the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, St. Louis, MO.

As we are in the midst of the bicentennial years, many excellent print materials for young readers are becoming available.
Among the many trade books collected for our third graders, we found
Going Along with Lewis and Clark (2000) by Barbara Fifer engaging and easy to use.   B.Fifer has recently published a companion volume:
Meeting Natives with Lewis and Clark  (2004) Farcountry Press.
-- published by Montana Magazine Press. Lewis and Clark for Kids (2000), by Janis Herbert, Chicago Review Press is organized for immediate engagement of young children.
On April 30, 2002, Amazon.com listed 333 Lewis and Clark books.

Rethinking Columbus: the Next 500 Years.(1998). Milwaukee, WI: Rethinking Schools. In this unique and popular collection, Bill Bigelow and Bob Peterson, editors, help open teacher/learner minds to consider the irrevocable changes to Native American cultures caused by the westward expansion.

For authentic Native American resources, we recommend the books of Paul Goble and Russell Freedman. The Keepers of the Earth series offers well-told myths with science related activities.  Cobblestone and Kids Discover magazines have several issues on topics related to the Expedition.  Sierra, the magazine of the Sierra Club, May/June, 2002, is a themed issue with poster on "Lewis and Clark's America."  The Living Museum, journal of the Illinois State Museum, Spring, 2002, has a feature article on Clark's maps. Smithsonian magazine, November, 2002, inserts a special program of museums and events throughout the U.S. ready for the bicentennial.  An article in the August, 2002,  issue details the later life of Wm.Clark. We are expecting the flood of current literature to continue throughout the bicentennial

Top Web sites from WOW Lewis and Clark reviews.
EIU pre-service teachers and third graders used rubrics to evaluate related Web sites.  Favorites appear in the list below.

U.S. Government Lewis and Clark 200 official site
http://www.lewisandclark200.gov/

The National Bicentennial Exhibit
http://www.lewisandclarkexhibit.org

Lewis and Clark on the Information Highway
http://www.lcarchive.org/index.html

Discovering Lewis & Clark: A Legacy Website since 1998.
http://www.lewis-clark.org

Jefferson's West
http://www.monticello.org

American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library
http://memory.loc.gov

PBS Online – Lewis and Clark
http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/index.html

Montana is for Kids!
http://montanakids.com

Jacksonville Junior High and High School travel the trail
http://morgan.k12.il.us/jvsd117/lewis_clark.html

Time magazine
http://www.time.com/time/2002/lewis_clark/lcaptains.html

Jay Rasmussen – all the internet sites to date on Lewis and Clark
http://www.montanalewisandclark.org/links/

University of Virginia -- Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Project
http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vcdh/lewisandclark/projects/encounter.html

Dorthy Hinshaw Patent  -- prolific L/C author, personal site
http://dorothyhinshawpatent.com

Eduscapes, list of several Webquests, etc.
http://eduscapes.com/42explore/lewisclark.htm

Web Sites with General Expedition Information from NWREL
Northwest Regional Education Laboratory
http://www.nwrel.org/teachlewisandclark/free/helena/expedition_links.html

        Lewis and Clark on the Information Superhighway
        http://www.vpds.wsu.edu/lcexpedition/resources/index.html

        Bibliography of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
        http://www.aloha.ntet/~helen.family/lewis.htm

        Discovering Lewis and Clark
        http://www.lewis-clark.org

        Lewis and Clark Heritage Foundation
        http://www.lewisandclark.org

        PBS Online – Lewis and Clark
        http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/index.html

        Short biographies of Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Sacajawea, and others
        http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people

        Descriptors along the Missouri
        http://www.amrivers.org/1_cmap.html

Gates of the Mountains Chapter
http://www.homestead.com/gotmountains/

Birds and Mammals in North Dakota
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/2000/bmam/bmam.htm

Lewis and Clark.Com
http://www.lewisandclark.com

Lewis and Clark in Montana
http://visitmt.com/landc2.htm

South Dakota- Virtual Tour
www.travelsd.com/history/lewclark/vtintro.htm

Montana Wilderness- Lewis and Clark in the Rockies
http://www.bitterroot.net/usdafs/lcindex.HTML

The Journals of Lewis and Clark
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/JOURNALS/toc.html

Lewis and Clark in North Dakota
http://dorgan.senate.gov/lewis_and_clark

Lewis and Clark on the Information Superhighway
http://www.lcarchive.org

Lewis and  Clark Trail.com
http://lewisandclarktrail.com

18 Days in Pacific County, Washington
www.lewisandclarkwa.com

Lewis and Clark in Montana
http://lewisandclark.state.mt.us/

The Corps of Discovery
http://www.edgate.com/lewisandclark/middle_main.html

Go west across America with Lewis and Clark
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/west

Lewis and Clark in North Dakota                                                                         Return to Wilderness Index
http://www.ndlewisandclark.com

A Lewis and Clark teacher-created webquest from the University of Richmond, VA. Linked with permission.
http://www.richmond.edu/academics/a&s/education/projects/webquests/lewisclark/

Ken Holder, artist,of Illinois State University is currently exhibiting paintings from the Lewis and Clark Trail.