History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis and Clark to the sources of the Missouri : thence across the Rocky mountains and down the river Columbia to the Pacific Ocean ; performed during the years 1804-5-6 ; by order of the government of the United States /

History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis and Clark to the sources of the Missouri : thence across the Rocky mountains and down the river Columbia to the Pacific Ocean ; performed during the years 1804-5-6 ; by order of the government of the United States /

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Author / Creator:Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809.
Uniform title:History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis and Clark
Imprint:Philadelphia : Bradford and Inskeep ; New York : Abm. H. Inskeep, 1814 (J. Maxwell)
Description:2 v. : ill., maps (some fold.), plan ; 22 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Lewis, Meriwether, -- 1774-1809 -- Journeys -- West (U.S.)
Clark, William, -- 1770-1838 -- Journeys -- West (U.S.)
Lewis and Clark Expedition -- (1804-1806)
West (U.S.) -- Description and travel
Missouri River -- Description and travel.
Columbia River -- Description and travel.
West (U.S.) -- History -- To 1848
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8647120
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Varying Form of Title:Lewis and Clark's expedition
Other uniform titles:Clark, William, 1770-1838.
Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844.
Allen, Paul, 1775-1826.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. Life of Captain Lewis.
Notes:This, the first authentic history of the expedition, was written by Nicholas Biddle, and edited by Paul Allen.
The appendix contains: (1) Observations and reflections on the present and future state of upper Louisiana, in relation to the government of the Indian nations ... and the trade and intercourse with the same. By Captain Lewis. (2) A summary statement of the rivers, creeks and most remarkable places, their distances from each other, &c., their distances from the Mississippi, ascending the Missouri, across the Rocky mountains, and down the Columbia to the Pacific ocean, as was explored in the years 1804, 5 and 6 by Captains Lewis and Clarke. (3) Estimate of the western Indians. (4) Thermometrical observations, showing also the rise and fall of the Mississippi (Missouri) ; appearances of weather, winds, &c. (5) Remarks and reflections [January 1, 1804, to August 22, 1806]
Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.
Sabin no. 855.
RLIN, CTRG01-B3386
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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