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The Lewis and Clark companion : an encyclopedic guide to the voyage of discovery
- Title
- The Lewis and Clark companion : an encyclopedic guide to the voyage of discovery / Stephenie Ambrose Tubbs, with Clay Straus Jenkinson.
- Author
- Tubbs, Stephenie Ambrose
- Publication
- New York : Henry Holt, 2003.
- ©2003
- Supplementary Content
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Jenkinson, Clay
- Description
- xvi, 345 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm
- Summary
- An alphabetical reference to the Lewis and Clark Expedition covers such topics as corps members, major events, flora and fauna, and geographic features. An indispensable guide to our nation's epic adventure. The years 2003-2006 mark the bicentennial of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's famous transcontinental journey between the Missouri and the Columbia River systems. They never did find the fabled Northwest Passage, but over twenty-eight months, the Corps of Discovery traveled more than eight thousand miles through eleven future states, named scores of places and rivers, met with many Native American tribes, and wrote the first descriptions of heretofore-unknown plants and animals. By the end of their trip, Lewis and Clark had navigated and named two thirds of the American continent. They may have had undaunted courage, but the sheer volume of information related to their expedition can be more than a little daunting to the armchair historian. Written by two highly regarded Lewis and Clark experts, this book contains over five hundred lively and fascinating entries on everything from the members of the expedition and the places they went to the weapons and tools, trade goods, and medicines they carried, along with the food and amusements that sustained them. Highly readable and informative, it's the perfect introduction for the Lewis and Clark novice, and the comprehensive guide no buff will want to be without.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Encyclopedias.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-345).
- Contents
- Appendix I: List of Indian presents carried by the Corps -- Appendix II: Some of the tribes visited by Lewis and Clark.
- Call Number
- F592.7
- ISBN
- 0805067256
- 9780805067255
- 0805067264
- 9780805067262
- LCCN
- 2002037992
- OCLC
- 50913607
- Author
- Tubbs, Stephenie Ambrose, author.
- Title
- The Lewis and Clark companion : an encyclopedic guide to the voyage of discovery / Stephenie Ambrose Tubbs, with Clay Straus Jenkinson.
- Publisher
- New York : Henry Holt, 2003.
- Copyright Date
- ©2003
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-345).
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Jenkinson, Clay, author.
- Research Call Number
- *R-USLHG F592.7 .T83 2003