In 1804, Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark setout from St. Louis, Missouri with the intent of blazing a trail to the westerncoast of North America-a trip that would set the foundation for the future ofthe United States of America. But what the history books don't tell you is thetrue purpose of Lewis and Clark's journey to the west...In this imaginative retelling of their famous trek, Lewis and Clark embarkon a secret mission under direct orders from President Thomas Jefferson. Theyare going to do more than explore the wild frontier: they're going to catalogexotic life and eliminate the monsters that stand in the way of the safe andrapid expansion of the United States.