About
Explorer who became the first European explorer to cross North America from East to West above the Mexico border.
Before Fame
He escaped to Canada during the Revolutionary War, and secured a position with a fur trading company.
Trivia
Near the completion of his journey, he left an inscription on a rock with his name and the date. That rock is now famous.
Family Life
He was born into a prosperous merchant family.
Associated With
His expedition took place a full ten years before that of Merriwether Lewis and William Clark.
