Ocean in view! O! the joy (Nov. 7, 1805)

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After 18 months and thousands of miles, William Clark thought he saw the Pacific.

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CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

1:07 A Mission From the President

2:33 Sacagawea and York

3:58 Ocian in View

5:33 The Edge of the Continent

7:05 Winter at Fort Clatsop

8:31 Why It Still Matters

SOURCES

- The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (ed. Gary E. Moulton, University of Nebraska-Lincoln): November 7, 1805: https://lewisandclarkjournals.unl.edu/item/lc.jrn.1805-11-07

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