Detailed analysis of characters in Stephen E. Ambrose’s Undaunted Courage. eNotes character descriptions cover all the significant action of Undaunted Courage.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition was a U.S. expedition sent by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the western portion of the North American continent along the Missouri and Columbia Rivers.
The expedition was commissioned after American delegates at the Paris Peace Conference of secured the Louisiana Purchase from France. The expedition lasted from May to September .