Keywords

William Clark, Lewis and Clark Expedition, Rocky Mountain Fur Trade, fur trade, Indian Affairs, superintendent of Indian affairs, Indian agent

Abstract

There are so many things that are admirable about William Clark. Sometimes I shudder to think what the great expedition would have been if Clark had declined Lewis’ offer to share in what Clark called “the dangers, difficulties, and fatigues” of the journey. Without wishing to denigrate the possible contributions of Moses Hooke, I believe that the expedition would have been a much less successful enterprise if Clark had remained at the Falls of the Ohio when Lewis ventured into the unknown in 1803.

Original Publication Citation

Buckley, Jay H. “William Clark, the Fur Trade, and Indian Affairs,” We Proceeded On 36, no. 4 (November 2020): 14-30.