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Title:

Voyages of discovery : essays on the Lewis and Clark Expedition / edited with introduction and afterword by James P. Ronda.

Publisher:

Montana Historical Society Press,

Copyright Date:

c1998

Description:

xiv, 351 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Lewis and Clark Expedition--(1804-1806)

Other Authors:

Ronda, James P., 1943-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Afterword : 'A darling project of mine' : the appeal of the Lewis and Clark story / James P. Ronda. Part I. Genesis -- Jefferson's instructions to Lewis (June 20, 1803) -- Geographical knowledge and American images of the Louisiana Territory / John L. Allen -- Jefferson, Meriwether Lewis, and the reduction on the United States Army / Donald Jackson -- Part II. The corps of discovery -- John Ordway to his parents, St. Louis, Missouri (April 8, 1804) -- 'A most perfect harmony' : the Lewis and Clark Expediton as an exploration community / James P. Ronda -- Passage to India : from Christmas to Christmas with Lewis and Clark / Bernard DeVoto -- Faces to voices : portraits of the Lewis and Clark Expedition / James P. Ronda -- Part III. The journey -- Meriwether Lewis journal entry (August 13, 1805) -- Lewis and Clark on the Upper Missouri : decision at the Marias / John L. Allen -- The scientific instruments of the Lewis and Clark Expedition / Silvio A. Bedini -- Part IV. Mutual discovery -- Benjamin Rush to Meriwether Lewis (May 17, 1803) -- Plains Indian reactions to the Lewis and Clark Expedition / John C. Ewers -- Exploring the explorers : Great Plains peoples and the Lewis and Clark Expedition / James P. Ronda -- Part V. Homecoming -- St. Louis welcomes Lewis and Clark / James P. Ronda -- Anthony G. Bettay to Thomas Jefferson (January 27, 1808), A fantasy journal based on Lewis and Clark -- The race to publish Lewis and Clark / Donald Jackson -- Captain Lewis in a crossfire of wit : John Quincy Adams v. Joel Barlow / Albert Furtwangler -- Part VI. Looking back -- 'Of this enterprize' : the American images of the Lewis and Clark Expedition / John L. Allen -- On reading Lewis and Clark : the last twenty years / Gary E.Moulton -- 'The writingest explorers' : the Lewis and Clark Expedition in American historical literature / James P. Ronda -- Afterword : 'A darling project of mine' : the appeal of the Lewis and Clark story / James P. Ronda.

ISBN:

9780917298455 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0917298454 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780917298448 (alk. paper)
0917298446 (alk. paper)

LCCN:

98011224

Locations:

RZPE145 -- Carroll Public Library (Carroll)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

PMAX975 -- Morningside University - Hickman-Johnson-Furrow Library (Sioux City)