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In 1979 a project to publish a completely re-edited version of the journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition was under way at the University of Nebraska. This new version was co-sponsored by the Center for Great Plains Studies and by the American Philosophical Society, and the Editor would be Dr. Gary Moulton. For the next 20 years Dr. Moulton would be knee deep in journal entries, maps and scientific notes. The new addition would number 12 regular volumes, including and atlas of maps, the journals of Lewis, Clark, John Ordway, Charles Floyd, Patrick Gass, and Joseph Whitehouse, a volume of the expedition’s botanical specimens, plus a comprehensive index. Dr. Moulton would have to decipher the hand written text of these journals from micro film or the original texts to get the most accurate reading possible. This could be a real challenge with poor penmanship, improper spelling and the aged of the entries. (Captain Clark spelled the Indian tribe Sioux 27 different ways ). It was Dr. Moulton’s dedication to this project that produced most comprehensive works of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in print today.
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