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The Lewis and Clark Expedition suffered its first and only fatality in August 1804,

when Sergeant Charles Floyd died near modern-day Sioux City, Iowa.

Lewis diagnosed him as having

bilious colic, but historians now believe he suffered from a burst appendix. Over the next two

years, the expedition endured everything from dysentitarian snake bites to dislocated shoulders

and even venereal disease, but amazingly, no one else perished before the explorers returned to

St. Louis in September 1806. Hi, I'm Shannon Rice,

the podcast producer here at C-SPAN, and this week a lecture from Brigham Young University

Professor Jay Buckley. He provides more insights into Lewis and Clark's expedition across America.

He also describes their goal to map a route to the Pacific Coast, as well as to gather information

on the people, flora, and fauna in the new territory.

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