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One of the major advantages of the keelboat was that it was able to travel both upstream and for swiftly downstreamĪ small 1. The 55 foot Keel boat could be sailed, rowed, poled like a raft, or towed by ropes from the riverbank.

The hold of the keel boat was partially covered by a boxlike structure that sheltered both the cargo and the crew's sleeping space. The captains cabin was situated on the after deck and contained two bunk-beds, a bench, a desk and shelves for books and scientific instruments William Clark, Ken Burns reports what the two men saw, experienced. We have new and used copies available, in 1 editions - starting at 6.98. A heavy timber (the keel) ran down the center of the entire length of the bottom of the boat to absorb the shock of running into underwater obstructions, such as fallen trees, and to enable easier steering. In a visually stunning account of the 1804-06 expedition ordered by President Jefferson and headed up by Meriwether Lewis and Lt. Buy Lewis & Clark: The Corps of Discovery by Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan online at Alibris. The Lewis and Clark keelboat had a single mast and a footloose square sail. Six dugout canoes were also used on the expedition. The two pirogues were designed to lighten the load of the keel boat. In addition to the Keel boat, two wooden row boats called Pirogues (flat-bottomed boats for hauling supplies on inland waters) were taken to hold men and supplies. William Clark was known as an expert waterman, having grown up in the Ohio River town of Louisville, Kentucky. Louis, covering a distance of 2, 000 miles. Duncan Ken Little Hawk John Logan Allen Erica Funkhouser William Least Heat-Moon ( 57 ) Mylie. The Lewis and Clark keelboat traveled from Pittsburgh, where it was built, to Fort Mandan and then back to St. Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery.

Lewis and Clark Expedition: Facts about the Keelboat The following fact sheet provides short, interesting facts about the Keelboat.

Lewis and Clark Expedition for kids: Facts about the Keelboat

A large-bore shotgun, called a blunderbuss, on the stern Over the next four years, the Corps of Discovery would travel thousands of miles, experiencing lands, rivers and peoples that no Americans ever had before.

Dimensions: The Lewis and Clark keel boat was:.

The expedition began on when the Corps of Discovery left Camp Wood, Missouri on their perilous, great journey west. The Journals of Lewis and Clark INTRODUCTION: In 1804, the Corps of Discovery led by Meriweather Lewis and William. An extremely important means of transport on the historic Lewis and Clark expedition was their keelboat.