In 2004, a complete and reliable set of the expedition's journals was compiled by Gary E. However, the story remained relatively shallow until mid-century as a celebration of US conquest and personal adventures, but more recently the expedition has been more thoroughly researched. Louis and the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in Portland, Oregon showcased them as American pioneers. Both the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Lewis and Clark began to gain attention around the start of the 20th century. ĭuring the 19th century, references to Lewis and Clark "scarcely appeared" in history books, even during the United States Centennial in 1876, and the expedition was largely forgotten. The expedition made notable contributions to science, but scientific research was not the main goal of the mission. One of Thomas Jefferson's goals was to find "the most direct and practicable water communication across this continent, for the purposes of commerce." He also placed special importance on declaring US sovereignty over the land occupied by the many different Native American tribes along the Missouri River, and getting an accurate sense of the resources in the recently completed Louisiana Purchase. Louis to report its findings to Jefferson, with maps, sketches, and journals in hand.
The campaign's secondary objectives were scientific and economic: to study the area's plants, animal life, and geography, and to establish trade with local Native American tribes. President Thomas Jefferson commissioned the expedition shortly after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 to explore and to map the newly acquired territory, to find a practical route across the western half of the continent, and to establish an American presence in this territory before European powers attempted to establish claims in the region. The expedition made its way westward, and crossed the Continental Divide of the Americas before reaching the Pacific Coast.
Army and civilian volunteers under the command of Captain Meriwether Lewis and his close friend Second Lieutenant William Clark. The Corps of Discovery was a select group of U.S. Donors to Lewis & Clark will be credited on the restored version of the film, which will enjoy a national rebroadcast in 2022.The Lewis and Clark Expedition from August 31, 1803, to September 25, 1806, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the United States expedition to cross the newly acquired western portion of the country after the Louisiana Purchase. In order to save this story for posterity––and bring it to vivid life as never before for tens of millions of American viewers, The Better Angels Society is seeking to raise $500,000. Time is of the essence if this monumental Burns film is to be saved for future generations. The 16mm film negatives are subject to degrading over time the original analog sound elements are also vulnerable. It is both a stirring saga and a visual feast, but with new technology, the film can be even more sumptuous and impactful.Īs with The Civil War and other Ken Burns documentaries that have recently been restored, restoring Lewis & Clark is also critical in terms of preserving its original elements. The overwhelming visual impact of Lewis & Clark is to travel through the changing landscapes of the American West, in different seasons, and, in essence, become the eyes of the explorers and see what they saw: two majestic rivers, the boundless Plains, the daunting mountains, the Pacific Coast, and many of the animals they were the first to record for science. There is sparing use of some mid-nineteenth century photographs of the Native American tribes the expedition encountered and only a handful of paintings. No Florentine Films project ever done has a higher percentage of live cinematography, not even The National Parks. A fully restored film would attract a huge audience: new viewers, but also the millions who have already seen it, would be drawn by the chance to finally see it in all its visual glory. The film’s 25th anniversary will occur in 2022––a perfect time for a restored version of the film to be released. As recently as early 2019, the film’s site was still the top-trafficked site on pbs.org, principally because of all the teachers who use the film in the classroom for geography, science, history, and other classes. Since then, it has been continually rebroadcast by PBS stations.
It achieved the second-highest ratings in PBS history (topped only by The Civil War). In November 1997, PBS broadcast Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery, a two-episode, four-hour documentary.
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