This edition retains the original idiosyncratic spelling and punctuation. "e; "e;These Journals are from May 14, 1804, the day the expedition left the Mississippi River, to September 26, 1806, a day or two after they arrived back in St. Louis. It includes all possible Journal entries of Lewis and Clark. Most of the "e;courses and distances"e; and "e;celestial observations"e; have been omitted. The notes and most of the corrections of past editors have been removed."e; According to Wikipedia: "e;The Lewis and Clark Expedition (1803-1806), headed by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, was the first American overland expedition to the Pacific coast and back."e;