Exploring the Louisiana Purchase and Its Borderlands: The Lewis and Clark, Hunter and Dunbar, Zebulon Pike, and Freeman and Custis Expeditions in Perspective [Part 1]

Authors

Jay H. Buckley, Brigham Young UniversityFollow

Keywords

Lewis and Clark, Zebulon Pike, Thomas Freeman, Freeman and Custis Expedition, Hunter and Dunbar

Abstract

When Americans contemplate the exploration of the Louisiana Purchase, the names Meriwether Lewis and William Clark quickly come to mind. Their historic journey was well conceived, well executed, and well documented. It was one of the first and longest U.S. government-backed explorations of the American West. The name Zebulon Pike, for some, conjures up notions of a lost explorer who was arrested by the Spanish as an alleged American spy. Fewer still have heard of the names William Dunbar, George Hunter, Thomas Freeman, and Peter Custis. Even those who have heard of these men may be hard-pressed to identify any specifics about their lives or accomplishments.

Original Publication Citation

Buckley, Jay H. “Exploring the Louisiana Purchase and Its Borderlands: The Lewis and Clark, Hunter and Dunbar, Zebulon Pike, and Freeman and Custis Expeditions in Perspective [Part 1].” We Proceeded On 46, no. 3 (August 2020): 10-21.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Buckley, Jay H., "Exploring the Louisiana Purchase and Its Borderlands: The Lewis and Clark, Hunter and Dunbar, Zebulon Pike, and Freeman and Custis Expeditions in Perspective [Part 1]" (2020). Faculty Publications. 7418.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/7418

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2020-8

Publisher

Lewis and Clark Trail Alliance

Language

English

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

History

University Standing at Time of Publication

Associate Professor

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