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The Travels of Capts. Lewis & Clarke : by order of the government of the United States, performed in the years 1804, 1805 & 1806, being upwards of three thousand miles, from St. Louis, by way of the Missouri and Columbia Rivers, to the Pacifick Ocean : containing an account of the Indian tribes, who inhabit the western part of the continent unexplored, and unknown before : with copious delineations of the manners, customs, religion, &c. of the Indians / compiled from various authentic sources and documents ; to which is subjoined a summary of the statistical view of the Indian nations from the official communication of Meriwether Lewis ; embellished with a map of the country inhabited by the western tribes of Indians, and five engravings of Indian chiefs.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809, author.
- Clark, William, 1770-1838, author.
- Carver, Jonathan, 1710-1780, author.
- Mackenzie, Alexander, 1764-1820, author.
- Series:
- Indigenous Peoples of North America.
- Indigenous Peoples of North America
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806).
- Lewis and Clark Expedition.
- Indians of North America.
- Cree language--Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
- Cree language.
- West (U.S.)--Discovery and exploration.
- West (U.S.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (300 pages, 5 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations, 1 map, portraits.
- Other Title:
- Travels of Capts. Lewis & Clarke
- Place of Publication:
- Hubbard Lester
- Notes:
- This work, purporting to be the account of Lewis and Clark's expedition, is in fact merely a compilation of bits and pieces already in print, including parts of Jefferson's Message of 1806, William Clark's letter from Saint Louis, segments of Patrick Gass's diary, a careful plagiarization of portions of Jonathan Carver's Travels, originally published in 1778, and sections of Alexander Mackenzie's Voyages. Cf. Wagner-Camp.
- Includes vocabulary of the Knisteneaux (Cree) Indian language.
- Reproduction of the original from the Lost Cause Press.
- OCLC:
- 85795151
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