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Supplied for Survival:
What is the most important item Meriwether Lewis got at Harpers Ferry? Te special boat? The gifts for the American Indians? The rifles? The expedition journals reveal that without the Harpers Ferry supplies it would have been impossible to complete the mission or even survive. All the supplies chosen by Lewis were important, but the rifles proved absolutely vital. Hunting for wild game saved the men from starvation. Their weapons also protected them from enemy threats and fierce attacks by grizzly bears. |