Beyond Lewis and Clark | Science News

Science News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 31, 2026 · 2m

Forget the mythologized version of Lewis and Clark—historian Craig Fehrman reveals the expedition as a sprawling, human-driven mission where York’s swimming skills, Sacagawea’s quiet resilience, and dozens of Native leaders’ sacrifices shaped history. Drawing from a million-word digital archive, Fehrman brings overlooked voices to life, exposing emotional depths, political tensions, and scientific obsession behind the journey. His immersive storytelling turns journals into a living adventure, showing how personal trauma, racial dynamics, and diplomatic loss shaped the expedition’s legacy—and…