Lewis and Clark: Partners in DiscoveryThis is the first authoritative biography of the two great explorers charged by President Thomas Jefferson with exploring the lands beyond the headwaters of the Mississippi in 1803. In writing the work, Dr. Bakeless, noted American historian, drew on his own exhaustive field research as well as a wealth of original documents, including diaries kept by expedition members. These recorded not only the bold outlines of the trip with its Indian fights and other perils, but also such fascinating details as the number of buffaloes eaten, grizzly bears fought, the variety of plants and seeds collected, and the customs and lore of the Indian tribes. The expedition was planned with military precision down to the last grain of powder, but in the final analysis it was the courage and resourcefulness of the two leaders that kept the party together for three years. Their perseverance and “horse sense” in the face of incredible obstacles and hardships was largely responsible for the success of the undertaking, which in turn buttressed Jefferson’s vision of a United States stretching beyond the Continental Divide to the shores of the Pacific. Clear and well written, Dr. Bakeless’ book contains an immense amount of material unknown before its original publication, and the whole work is informed with the author’s fresh insights and keen perceptions. It will be welcomed by historians and students of American history but it will also be read with great enjoyment by anyone interested in the two remarkable men who led one of the most important and influential expeditions in the annals of exploration. |
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... Indians by the age of four, something so normal in small boys that it would hardly be worth mentioning except that William Clark grew up to spend his life, first fighting Indians, then exploring among them, and finally serving as the ...
... Indians by the age of four, something so normal in small boys that it would hardly be worth mentioning except that William Clark grew up to spend his life, first fighting Indians, then exploring among them, and finally serving as the ...
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Partners in Discovery John Bakeless. chapter. 3: Lieutenant. Clark. fights. Indians. AFTER the Revolution, Congress had fallen into the usual folly, which recurs after every American war: it decided there would never be another. If ...
Partners in Discovery John Bakeless. chapter. 3: Lieutenant. Clark. fights. Indians. AFTER the Revolution, Congress had fallen into the usual folly, which recurs after every American war: it decided there would never be another. If ...
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... Indians in Kentucky alone, and the raiders were even more active in Ohio. One of Clark's brothers was killed by Indians on the Wabash about this time. British agents helped on the bushwhacking. Announcing the end of the Revolutionary ...
... Indians in Kentucky alone, and the raiders were even more active in Ohio. One of Clark's brothers was killed by Indians on the Wabash about this time. British agents helped on the bushwhacking. Announcing the end of the Revolutionary ...
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... Indians a few years later. Disturbance among the Indians grew with each new boat. From underbrush by the river banks, black eyes gleamed angrily in copper faces. Potshots flashed from tangled thickets. Warriors dashed out in canoes from ...
... Indians a few years later. Disturbance among the Indians grew with each new boat. From underbrush by the river banks, black eyes gleamed angrily in copper faces. Potshots flashed from tangled thickets. Warriors dashed out in canoes from ...
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... Indian fighter very well knew. Minor raids on both sides continued, however, until in August, 1789, Colonel John Hardin led 200 mounted volunteers across the Falls of the Ohio, killed more Indians, and destroyed more Wabash towns. With ...
... Indian fighter very well knew. Minor raids on both sides continued, however, until in August, 1789, Colonel John Hardin led 200 mounted volunteers across the Falls of the Ohio, killed more Indians, and destroyed more Wabash towns. With ...
Contents
The Corps of Discovery starts | |
A winters tale Fort Mandan | |
Aboriginal amours | |
The next | |
Grizzly bears and rattlesnakes | |
At the Great Falls | |
The search for the Shoshones | |
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