The Lewis and Clark companion : an encyclopedic guide to the voyage of discovery / Stephenie Ambrose Tubbs with Clay Straus Jenkinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tubbs, Stephenie Ambrose.

Contributor:

Jenkinson, Clay.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806)--Encyclopedias.

Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806).

West (U.S.)--Discovery and exploration--Encyclopedias.

West (U.S.).

West (U.S.)--Description and travel--Encyclopedias.

Genre:

Encyclopedias.

Physical Description:

xvi, 345 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Henry Holt, 2003.

Summary:

Under the leadership of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, 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 undocumented plants and animals. By the end of their trip, Lewis and Clark had navigated and named two-thirds of the American continent. Written by two highly regarded Lewis and Clark experts, this book contains more than 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 both the perfect introduction to the Lewis and Clark adventure and the comprehensive guide no serious enthusiast will want to be without.

Contents:

Appendix I List of Indian Presents Carried by the Corps 329

Appendix II Some of the Tribes Visited by Lewis and Clark 331.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-345).

ISBN:

0805067256

0805067264

OCLC:

50913607

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