Scenes of Visionary Enchantment: The Geology of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Although scholars have thoroughly examined the natural history, geography, and ethnology documented during the 1804–06 Lewis and Clark Expedition, no equivalent earth science work exists. In fact, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark’s mineralogical collection and geological observations remain vastly underappreciated and are often maligned by expedition scholars as lacking scientific value.

In Scenes of Visionary Enhancement: The Geology of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, profession...