ISBN: 0670826111

In 1803, when the United States purchased Louisiana from France, the great expanse of this new American territory was a blank not only on the map but in our knowledge. President Thomas Je… Mehr…

In 1803, when the United States purchased Louisiana from France, the great expanse of this new American territory was a blank not only on the map but in our knowledge. President Thomas Jefferson keenly understood that the course of the nation's destiny lay westward and that a national "Voyage of Discovery" must be mounted to determine the nature and accessibility of the frontier. He commissioned his young secretary, Meriwether Lewis, to lead an intelligence-gathering expedition from the Missouri River to the northern Pacific coast and back. From 1804 to 1806, Lewis, accompanied by co-captain William Clark, the Shoshone guide Sacajawea, and thirty-two men, made the first trek across the Louisiana Purchase, mapping the rivers as he went, tracing the principal waterways to the sea, and establishing the American claim to the territories of Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. Together the captains kept a journal, a richly detailed record of the flora and fauna they sighted, the Indian tribes they encountered, and the awe-inspiring landscape they traversed, from their base camp near present-day St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River. In keeping this record they made an incomparable contribution to the literature of exploration and the writing of natural history. 19th century,adventurers and explorers,americas,biographical,biographies,biographies and history,biography and history,classics,education and reference,expeditions and discoveries Travel Writing, Penguin Publishing Group<

ISBN: 9780670826117

A fine warm day. We met with a Frenchman, by the name of Jussome, whom we employ as an interpreter. This man has a wife and children in the village. Great numbers on both sides flocked do… Mehr…

A fine warm day. We met with a Frenchman, by the name of Jussome, whom we employ as an interpreter. This man has a wife and children in the village. Great numbers on both sides flocked down to the bank to view us as we passed. Captain Lewis, with the interpreter, walked down to the village below our camp. After delaying one hour, he returned and informed me the Indians had returned to their village. The Journals of Lewis and Clark Lewis, Meriwether / Clark, William / Bergon, Frank, Viking Books<

ISBN: 9780670826117

Viking. Hardcover. POOR. Noticeably used book. Heavy wear to cover. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Possible ex library copy, with all the markings/stick… Mehr…

Viking. Hardcover. POOR. Noticeably used book. Heavy wear to cover. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Possible ex library copy, with all the markings/stickers of that library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, and dust jackets may not be included., Viking<

1989, ISBN: 0670826111

[EAN: 9780670826117], [SC: 0.0], [PU: Viking], Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the aver… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780670826117], [SC: 0.0], [PU: Viking], Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present., Books<

ISBN: 9780670826117

Hardcover book. 576 pages. Published by Viking Books Media > Book, [PU: Viking Press]