The Lewis and Clark Expedition Day by Day by Gary E. Moulton

I wanted to establish that the cast iron Dutch oven went on the trip for the sake of these two companies as well as for myself. Also, I knew of two cast iron Dutch oven manufacturers that were planning on making commemorative Dutch ovens to celebrate the expedition’s use of Dutch ovens 200 years ago. Upon careful examination I found Lewis purchased eight brass kettles but no mention of cast iron Dutch ovens. My next research was to obtain a list of the expedition supplies Lewis purchased and search the list for cast iron Dutch ovens. Could it be that the Dutch oven didn’t make the trip and over the years all of us who have written the use of the Dutch oven on the expedition were wrong? Disappointed, I next read the published journal kept by expedition member Patrick Gass, and again no mention of Dutch ovens. There was no mention of cast iron Dutch ovens, only brass kettles. I began my research by reading the published journals of the expedition written by Lewis. But as I was researching my book I wanted to write about their Dutch ovens based on solid historical facts. Did I know it for sure or did I trust another writer? I trusted another modern writer. Like many writers, in the past I have written that the Dutch oven was carried by Lewis and Clark on their trip.

There was much written, and promoted, about this grand adventure, not the least of which was the cast iron Dutch ovens they used to cook for the men on the expedition. When I wrote the first edition of my book, The Complete Book Of Dutch Oven Cooking, the two year bicentennial celebration of the Lewis and Clark Expedition was about to begin. The cast iron Dutch oven would certainly be one of the choice cooking vessels of the expedition, or would it? The Lewis and Clark Expedition was one of the most famous camping trips of all time.

Louis to explore the United States newly acquired Louisiana territory. In 1804 one of the greatest expeditions in history departed St.

The Lewis and Clark Expedition Day by Day by Gary E. Moulton