Or Perish in the Attempt NATURE MATTERS and Sacagawea

and Sacagawea

Travel and exploration were hampered by miserable weather

The two parties eventually reunited below the mouth of the Yellowstone and arrived back in St

but it has been a footnote to the history of western expansion—a doleful reminder of John Jacob Astor's failed attempt to establish a fur-trading empire at the mouth of the Columbia from 1810 to 1813

Lewis' Newfoundland dog

Or Perish in the Attempt NATURE MATTERS and SacagaweaOr Perish in the Attempt: The Hardship and Medicine of the Lewis and Clark Expedition David J. Pecks Or Perish in the Attempt ingeniously combines the remarkable adventures of Lewis and Clark with an examination of the health problems their expedition faced. Formidable problems indeed, but the author patiently, expertlyand humorouslyguides us through the medical travails of the famous journey, juxtaposing treatment then against remedy now. The result