Preeminent Expert on Lewis and Clark to Speak at WSU Vancouver

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Gary Moulton, the Thomas C. Sorensen Emeritus Professor of History from the University of Nebraska and editor of the 13-volume ''Journals of Lewis and Clark'' will give two talks at Washington State University Vancouver on Wednesday, March 2. Both are free and open to the public. The first talk, ''Lewis and Clark among the Indians'' will be held at 9:15 a.m. in the Multimedia Classroom building, room 219. The second talk, ''Exploring the Explorers: What York and Sacagawea Meant for the Corps of Discovery'' will take place at 1:30 p.m. in the Multimedia Classroom building, room 16. Moulton is widely recognized as the preeminent expert on matters concerning the impact of the Corps of Discovery on indigenous peoples, scientific knowledge and the course of history in the American West. He is a former Fellow of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello and, closer to Vancouver, at Lewis and Clark College in Portland. Moulton has appeared in or served as an expert for numerous documentaries, including Ken Burns' ''Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery.'' He was a consultant for the U.S. Mint's "Sacajawea dollar" and many Lewis and Clark bicentennial celebrations across the West in 2004-2006.