Lewis & Clark : legacies, memories, and new perspectives / edited by Kris Fresonke and Mark Spence.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fresonke, Kris, 1966-

Spence, Mark David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Explorers--West (U.S.).

Explorers.

Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806).

Lewis and Clark Expedition.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (299 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Lewis and Clark

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Two centuries after their expedition awoke the nation both to the promise and to the disquiet of the vast territory out west, Lewis and Clark still stir the imagination, and their adventure remains one of the most celebrated and studied chapters in American history. This volume explores the legacy of Lewis and Clark's momentous journey and, on the occasion of its bicentennial, considers the impact of their westward expedition on American culture. Approaching their subject from many different perspectives-literature, history, women's studies, law, medicine, and environmental history, among others-the authors chart shifting attitudes about the explorers and their journals, together creating a compelling, finely detailed picture of the "interdisciplinary intrigue" that has always surrounded Lewis and Clark's accomplishment. This collection is most remarkable for its insights into ongoing debates over the relationships between settler culture and aboriginal peoples, law and land tenure, manifest destiny and westward expansion, as well as over the character of Sacagawea, the expedition's vision of nature, and the interpretation and preservation of the Lewis and Clark Trail.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Illustrations

Introduction

Chapter 1. Living with Lewis & Clark

Chapter 2. Wilderness Aesthetics

Chapter 3. "Two dozes of barks and opium"

Chapter 4. The Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis & Clark Expedition

Chapter 5. "Twice-born" from the Waters

Chapter 6. George Shannon and C. S. Rafinesque

Chapter 7. "We are not dealing entirely with the past"

Chapter 8. Sacajawea, Meet Cogewea

Chapter 10. Let's Play Lewis & Clark!

Chapter 11. On the Tourist Trail with Lewis & Clark

Chapter 12. The Lewis & Clark Bicentennial

Epilogue. "We proceeded on"

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612359699

9781282359697

128235969X

9781597347105

1597347108

9780520937147

0520937147

OCLC:

808037864