Weeknights at the Wagner: “The Geology of the Lewis & Clark Expedition”
Join Geologist John W. Jengo in exploring Lewis & Clark's geological observations and their influence on 19th century scientific inquiry.WEEKNIGHTS AT THE WAGNER“The first reliable account”—The Geology of the Lewis and Clark ExpeditionThe 1803–06 expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory and the Pacific Northwest by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark produced landmark discoveries in geography, botany, zoology, and ethnology. However, their mineral collecting and geological observations have long been underappreciated and at times unfairly maligned by expedition scholars.In his new book, Scenes of Visionary Enchantment: The Geology of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, professional geologist John W. Jengo reassesses