Lewis & Clark Lexicon of Discovery - Softcover

Hartley, Alan H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0874222796 ISBN 13: 9780874222791

Publisher: Washington State University Press, 2004

Synopsis

What is a cataplasm, and what do you do with one? Would you be insulted if someone called you a higgler? Would you want someone to give you a basilicon? What does it mean when a canoe flacks? Would you eat wapato? Familiar to Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, these words were penned by expedition members in their journals but are not commonly spoken, written, or understood today.

Now the Lewis and Clark Lexicon of Discovery is available to help modern readers better understand the language of two centuries ago. A special emphasis on pronunciation will be exceptionally valuable to historical re-enactors. The result of five years of research on the history, people, and physical world of the expedition, this new reference work features over 1,100 entries and more than 2,000 illustrative quotations, as well as considerable background material on the English (and other languages) of the expedition.

About this title

About the Author

Alan H. Hartley is an independent lexicographer and contributor to several Oxford dictionaries.

Edition details

• Publisher: Washington State University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0874222796
• ISBN 13: 9780874222791
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Number of pages: 192