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Exploring with Lewis and Clark : the 1804 journal of Charles Floyd / edited and with an introduction by James J. Holmberg ; foreword by Gary E. Moulton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Floyd, Charles, 1782-1804
- Series:
- American exploration and travel series ; v. 80.
- The American exploration and travel series ; v. 80
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Floyd, Charles, 1782-1804. Diaries.
- Floyd, Charles.
- Explorers--West (U.S.)--Diaries.
- Explorers.
- Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806).
- Lewis and Clark Expedition.
- West (U.S.)--Discovery and exploration.
- West (U.S.).
- Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.).
- Frontier and pioneer life.
- West (U.S.)--Description and travel.
- Overland journeys to the Pacific.
- Genre:
- Diaries.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 98 pages : illustrations, color maps, facsimiles ; 31 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, in association with the Friends of the Wisconsin Historical Society, [2004]
- Summary:
- Sergeant Charles Floyd was one of the first three men enlisted in Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery. Born around 1782 in Louisville, Kentucky, and personally recruited by William Clark, Floyd followed orders and kept a careful diary of the expedition, but only for ninety-nine days. On August 20, 1804, Floyd became the only member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition to die along the route, apparently succumbing to a ruptured appendix near present-day Sioux City. This elegant volume is the first facsimile edition of Floyd's journal. Readers will feel that they are holding the original journal as they see and read Floyd's own handwriting alongside new transcriptions. James J. Holmberg's detailed scholarly introduction and thorough, all-new annotations trace Sergeant Floyd's experiences with Lewis and Clark, his death, and the development of monuments to Floyd, including the stone obelisk that became our nation's first Registered National Historic Landmark. Exploring with Lewis and Clark captures Charles Floyd's story and his legacy and is a treasure for anyone with an interest in exploration and the American West.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 96) and index.
- ISBN:
- 080613674X
- OCLC:
- 56108379
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