Seduced by the West Jefferson's America and the Lure of the Land Beyond the Mississippi

by Carlson, Laurie Winn

• ISBN13: 9781566634908
• ISBN10: 1566634903
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-04-08
• Publisher: Ivan R. Dee

Summary

In her provocative new book, Laurie Winn Carlson questions the larger aims of the famed Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804-1806 and sees it as part of abroad range of schemes to wrest the American West from estblished European powers who claimed territory there.

Author Biography

Laurie Winn Carlson's interests have frequently centered on the American West. Born in Sonora, California, she studied at the University of Idaho, Arizona State University, Eastern Washington University, and Washington State University. She is married with two sons and lives in Cheney, Washington.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Away to the North Pacific	p. 3
To the West by East: John Ledyard's Venture	p. 25
The French Botanist, the Fading War Hero, and Dreams of Empire	p. 41
Wild Horses, Yellow Journalists, and a Lover of Glory	p. 62
Preparations	p. 90
The Perfect Bait	p. 112
Agent 13	p. 127
The Burr Conspiracy	p. 148
Whatever Happened to Meriwether Lewis?	p. 168
The Wrest of the West	p. 188
Notes	p. 201
Index	p. 215
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