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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... horses—a brown, a bay, a sorrel mare—ready to carry him and his baggage, together with some official papers, to Washington. Disposing of a paymaster's responsibilities is no great matter, if the accounts balance, and Captain Meriwether ...
... horses—a brown, a bay, a sorrel mare—ready to carry him and his baggage, together with some official papers, to Washington. Disposing of a paymaster's responsibilities is no great matter, if the accounts balance, and Captain Meriwether ...
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... horses of officers attending a ball. When the enemy interfered with officers' dancing, it was time to call a halt. The luckless brigadier faced a court of inquiry in 1791, was acquitted of negligence, and delighted everyone by resigning ...
... horses of officers attending a ball. When the enemy interfered with officers' dancing, it was time to call a halt. The luckless brigadier faced a court of inquiry in 1791, was acquitted of negligence, and delighted everyone by resigning ...
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... horses—fit only for elephants, as one indignant officer spluttered. Two traveling forges arrived without anvils. For a time, the whole force had only one cross-cut saw and only one “froe”–a wedge for splitting logs. Discipline was bad ...
... horses—fit only for elephants, as one indignant officer spluttered. Two traveling forges arrived without anvils. For a time, the whole force had only one cross-cut saw and only one “froe”–a wedge for splitting logs. Discipline was bad ...
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... horses carrying clothing and rations to Fort Greenville. To guard this long column, he had 60 or 70 infantry and twenty dragoons. Eighteen miles out the advance guard—six infantrymen and about nine dragoons—were attacked and all the ...
... horses carrying clothing and rations to Fort Greenville. To guard this long column, he had 60 or 70 infantry and twenty dragoons. Eighteen miles out the advance guard—six infantrymen and about nine dragoons—were attacked and all the ...
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... horses and rode for their lives into the advancing Legion. For a few minutes there was amazing confusion. Leading elements of the column broke and ran. They threw a light infantry company into such disorder that its commander had to ...
... horses and rode for their lives into the advancing Legion. For a few minutes there was amazing confusion. Leading elements of the column broke and ran. They threw a light infantry company into such disorder that its commander had to ...
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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