The Journals of the Lewis & Clark Expedition Vol 9: John Ordway May 14, 1804-Sep 23, 1806; Charles Floyd May 14-Aug 18,1804: v. 9 - Hardcover

Lewis, Meriwether; Clark, William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0803229143 ISBN 13: 9780803229143

Publisher: University of Nebraska Press, 1996

Synopsis

Widely heralded as a lasting achievement, the University of Nebraska Press editions of the journals of Lewis and Clark now present volume 9 of the projected thirteen containing the complete record of the expedition. In order that the fullest record possible be kept of the journey, Captains Lewis and Clark required their sergeants to keep journals to guard against loss of the captains' own accounts. The sergeants' accounts extend and corroborate the journals of Lewis and Clark and contribute to the full record of the expedition. The bulk of this volume contains the fullest of the enlisted men's records, the journal of John Ordway. As senior sergeant, Ordway was in command when the captains were absent from the main body of the expedition. He was also the sole member of the party never to miss a day in his journal; for several portions of the crossing, his is the only extant account. Ordway's journal has never before been published with the other records of the venture. Charles Floyd's journal is tragically short, ending with his death near present-day Sioux City, Iowa, on 20 August 1804. Floyd was the only member of the party to die en route, and his journal - adding several details absent from the captains' records - indicates that the record of the journey is poorer for his loss. Gary E. Moulton is a professor of history at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and recipient of the J. Franklin Jameson Award of the American Historical Association for the editing of these journals.

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Gary E. Moulton is Thomas C. Sorensen Professor of American History at the University of Nebraska and recipient of the J. Franklin Jameson Award of the American Historical Association for the editing of these journals.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803229143
• ISBN 13: 9780803229143
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 419
• Editor: Moulton Gary E.