Lewis and Clark Expedition Vol. 1 : Selections from the Journals, Arranged by Topic

by Barth, Gunther

• ISBN13: 9780312111182
• ISBN10: 0312111185
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-02-15
• Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's

Summary

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Author Biography

Gunther Barth is Professor of History Emiritus at the University of California, Berkeley. His work is focused on the cultural and social American history of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, with an emphasis on westward migration and the rise of cities. Among his major publications are All Quiet on the Yamhill (1959), Bitter Strength (1964), City People (1982), Instant Cities (1988), and Fleeting Moments: Nature and Culture in American History (1990).

Table of Contents

Foreword

List of Illustrations

Chronology of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Introduction: Jefferson's Designs and Western Realities

The Louisiana Purchase

The Politics of the Purchase

Timing the Expedition

Encounters with Native Americans

Encounters with Geography

The Route of the Expedition

Jefferson's Plan

President Jefferson's Secret Message to Congress, Washington, January 18, 1803

Jefferson's Instructions to Lewis, Washington, June 20, 1803

The Louisiana Affair

Jefferson to Lewis, Washington, July 15, 1803

Jefferson to Lewis, Washington, November 16, 1803

Jefferson to Lewis, Washington, January 22, 1804

The Two Captains

Clark Joins the Expedition

Lewis Invites Clark to Join Him, Washington, June 19, 1803

Clark Accepts Lewis's Invitation, Clarksville, July 17, 1803

Resourceful and Prudent Lewis

Yellowstone to Musselshell, Lewis, May 14, 1805

Beaverhead to Great Divide, Lewis, August 16, 1805

Lewis's Exploration, Lewis, August 11, 1806

Meticulous and Helpful Clark

Dubois to Platte, Clark, July 12, 1804

Great Falls Portage, Clark, June 29, 1805

On the Upper Kooskooske, Lewis, May 24, 1806--Lewis, May 27, 1806--Clark, May 28, 1806

Forging the Corps of Discovery

Adapting Army Routine

Dubois to Platte, Lewis, February 20, 1804--Lewis, March 3, 1804

At Fort Clatsop, Lewis, January 1, 1806

Instilling Discipline

Dubois to Platte, Lewis and Clark, July 12, 1804

Platte to Vermilion, Clark, August 17, 1804--Clark, August 18, 1804

Teton to Mandans, Clark and Lewis, October 13, 1804--Clark, October 14, 1804

Dealing with Traders

At Fort Mandan, Clark, October 31, 1804--Clark, November 1, 1804--Clark, November 27, 1804--Clark, November 29, 1804--Clark, March 4, 1805

Clark's Exploration, Clark, August 11, 1806

Little Missouri to White, Clark, August 14, 1806

Shipment to St. Louis

Lewis to Jefferson, Fort Mandan, April 7, 1805

York's Contributions

Teton to Mandans, Clark, October 9, 1804

Beaverhead to Great Divide, Lewis, August 16, 1805

On the Upper Kooske, Lewis, June 2, 1806

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