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The journals of Lewis and Clark / Meriwether Lewis, William Clark ; abridged by Anthony Brandt with an afterword by Herman J. Viola.
LIBRA Special F592.4 2002b
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809.
- Series:
- National Geographic adventure classics
- Standardized Title:
- Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Selections
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Clark, William, 1770-1838.
- Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809.
- Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806).
- Lewis and Clark Expedition.
- Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809--Diaries.
- Lewis, Meriwether.
- Clark, William, 1770-1838--Diaries.
- Clark, William.
- Explorers--West (U.S.)--Diaries.
- Explorers.
- West (U.S.)--Description and travel.
- West (U.S.).
- West (U.S.)--Discovery and exploration.
- Clark, William, 1770---Diaries.
- United States--Description and travel.
- United States--Discovery and exploration.
- Discoveries in geography.
- Travel.
- West United States.
- Local Subjects:
- Clark, William, 1770---Diaries.
- United States--Description and travel.
- United States--Discovery and exploration.
- Genre:
- Diaries.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xxxiii, 445 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Adventure Classics, [2002]
- Summary:
- "At the dawn of the 19th century, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark embarked on an unprecedented journey from St. Louis, Missouri to the Pacific Ocean and back again. Their assignment was to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Territory and record the geography, flora, fauna, and people they encountered along the way. The tale of their incredible journey, meticulously recorded in their journals, has become an American classic"--Publisher description.
- Contents:
- Introduction / Anthony Brandt
- Jefferson's Instructions to Lewis
- From August 30 to September 18, 1803
- Summary: September 19, 1803-May 13, 1804
- From May 14 to June 14, 1804
- Summary: June 15-July 26, 1804
- From July 27 to August 26, 1804
- Summary: August 27-September 22, 1804
- From September 23 to November 6, 1804
- Summary: November 7, 1804-April 6, 1805
- From April 7 to May 9, 1805
- Summary: May 10-June 12, 1805
- From June 13 to July 2, 1805
- Summary: July 3-July 31, 1805
- From August 1 to August 17, 1805
- Summary: August 18-September 3, 1805
- From September 4 to September 25, 1805
- Summary: September 26-October 20, 1805
- From October 21 to November 7, 1805
- Summary: November 8, 1805-April 12, 1806
- From April 13 to April 23, 1806
- Summary: April 24-June 25, 1806
- From June 26 to July 1, 1806
- Summary: Clark on the Yellowstone
- Lewis on the Marias
- Summary: Revisiting the Plains Indians
- From September 6 to September 26, 1806.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 0792269217
- 9780792269212
- 079226620X
- 9780792266204
- OCLC:
- 50447862
- Online:
- Publisher description
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