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Title:

Lewis & Clark journey to another America edited by Alan Taylor.

Publisher:

OASIS :

Copyright Date:

c2003

Description:

viii, 231 p. ill., maps 26 cm.

Subject:

Lewis and Clark Expedition--(1804-1806)
West (U.S.)--Discovery and exploration
West (U.S.)--Description and travel

Other Authors:

Taylor, Alan, 1955-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction / Peter J. Kastor -- Thomas Jefferson's scientific project and the American West / David Thomas Konig -- "A multitude of Indians" : Indian country on the eve of Lewis and Clark / James P. Ronda -- The professional culture of the Lewis and Clark Army / William Skelton -- The geopolitical context of the expedition / James E. Lewis, Jr. -- A journey's beginning: the corps of discovery and the diplomacy of western Indian affairs / J. Wendel Cox -- "Pacific intentions": Lewis and Clark and the western fur trade / J. Frederick Fausz -- Americans and their environments at the time of Lewis and Clark / Conevery Bolton Valencius -- Thomas Jefferson and the expanding Union / Peter S. Onuf -- Public perception of the expedition / Betty Houchin Winfield -- A new encounter : the native oral tradition and Lewis and Clark / Angela Cavender Wilson -- Contributor biographies -- Appendix : "Indian presents" -- Appendix : Thomas Jefferson's instructions -- Index.

LCCN:

2003000344

Locations:

BWPD851 -- Bertha Bartlett Public Library (Story City)