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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... Lieutenant Clark fights Indians chapter 4: Lieutenant Clark and General Wayne chapter 5: Tipple tax war: the Whisky Rebellion chapter 6: Mr. Jefferson and his Secretary chapter 7: Mr. Jefferson buys an Empire chapter 8: Lieutenant Clark ...
... Lieutenant Clark fights Indians chapter 4: Lieutenant Clark and General Wayne chapter 5: Tipple tax war: the Whisky Rebellion chapter 6: Mr. Jefferson and his Secretary chapter 7: Mr. Jefferson buys an Empire chapter 8: Lieutenant Clark ...
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... lieutenant under whom Lewis had served while still a lowly ensign, as the army then called its second lieutenants. chapter 2: The Clarks and the Lewises THE red-headed lieutenant's.
... lieutenant under whom Lewis had served while still a lowly ensign, as the army then called its second lieutenants. chapter 2: The Clarks and the Lewises THE red-headed lieutenant's.
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... lieutenant's name was William Clark. He was a civilian now, having resigned from the Regular Army five years earlier, after adventurous service in the Indian wars. During his last few months in the Regulars, he had commanded a “Chosen ...
... lieutenant's name was William Clark. He was a civilian now, having resigned from the Regular Army five years earlier, after adventurous service in the Indian wars. During his last few months in the Regulars, he had commanded a “Chosen ...
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... Lieutenant William Lewis, who fades from his famous son's story when Meriwether Lewis is only five years old. He was a reasonably prosperous planter, having inherited from his father 1,896 acres on Ivy Creek— 600 of which he later sold ...
... Lieutenant William Lewis, who fades from his famous son's story when Meriwether Lewis is only five years old. He was a reasonably prosperous planter, having inherited from his father 1,896 acres on Ivy Creek— 600 of which he later sold ...
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... lieutenant's. In November, 1779, Lieutenant Lewis returned to spend a short leave with his three children and his wife, at Cloverfields, her girlhood home. Crossing the Secretary Ford of the Rivanna while the river was in flood, his ...
... lieutenant's. In November, 1779, Lieutenant Lewis returned to spend a short leave with his three children and his wife, at Cloverfields, her girlhood home. Crossing the Secretary Ford of the Rivanna while the river was in flood, his ...
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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