The Lewis and Clark Expedition: Selection from the Journals: Selection from the Journals Arranged by Topics (The Bedford Series in History and Culture) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312111185 ISBN 13: 9780312111182

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 1998

Synopsis

This is the story of great adventure - a two year harrowing journey in the time of President Thomas Jefferson along the Missouri and Columbia rivers, over the Rocky Mountains, in search of a navigable waterway to the Pacific Ocean. A selection of journal entries, organised by topics, gives insight into the personalities and aspirations of the explorers and their small group of men, as well as their encounters with Native Americans.

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Review:

"The documents selected properly illustrate the richness of the Lewis and Clark journals, the editorial introductions are lucid and informative, and the topical arrangement works well for classroom use. Barth demonstrates a firm grasp of the period, and his character sketches of Lewis and Clark and the other members of the Corps of Discovery are exceedingly skillful. His overview of Native American cultures at the turn of the eighteenth century is one of the most impressively even handed treatments of this topic that I have seen."

Synopsis:

This is the story of a two-year journey in the time of President Thomas Jefferson along the Missouri and Columbia rivers, and over the Rocky Mountains, in search of a navigable waterway to the Pacific Ocean. This selection of journal entries provides insight into the personalities and aspirations of the explorers and their small group of men, as well as their encounters with Native Americans.

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0312111185
• ISBN 13: 9780312111182
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240
• Editor: Barth Gunther