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= Summary = = Lewis and Clark a dogs tale = = By:laurie myers = = Illustrator by : Micheal Dooling = = Genre:Historical Fantasy is based on real events in history,but it is a story that could never really happen in this case,because a dog cant write. = = Lewis and clark are planning their expedition to explore the territory west of missippi river.lewis is trying to find a dog to accompany the expedition and as the story opens he meets a 150-lbs new found land dog named seaman who goes on to tell of their adventure. Beginning:  a huge Newfoundland dog that Meriwether Lewis named "Seaman". How do you think the dog felt about exploring 7000 miles of wilderness with 33 men in the early 1800s? What did he like best? Was he ever hurt? What kinds of jobs did he have? What did he eat? What scary things happened? The best way to learn the answers to these questions is to ask the dog! Fortunately, Lewis and Clark found a great dog. = Middle: In preparing for the expedition, Lewis visited President Jefferson’s scientific friends in Philadelphia for instructions in natural sciences, astronomical navigation and field medicine. It is believed that it was during this period that Lewis, for “20$” purchased Seaman, his “dogg of the Newfoundland breed” to accompany him to the Pacific. I thought the story was excellent because its good to know about history!! End: Although Lewis left unsaid his reason for selecting a Newfoundland, he may have been impressed with the breed of dog first publicized in British Quadrupeds, a 1790 work authored by Sir Thomas Berwick. Honoring its place of origin, the breed was appropriately named Newfoundland. Lewis may have been influenced in selecting Seaman by the breed’s reputation of size, strength and swimming abilities, together with Berwick’s mention of “the great sagacity of this new member of the dog world.” Berwick accompanied his commentary with an engraving that represented the breed as black and white, later to be known as a Landseer.THE END!!