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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Taylor, Alan, 1955-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806).

Lewis and Clark Expedition.

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

West (U.S.).

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

Physical Description:

viii, 231 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Other Title:

Lewis and Clark

Place of Publication:

St. Louis : Missouri Historical Society Press, [2003]

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 Valenčius

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

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1883982480

OCLC:

51454463