Lewis and Clark : partners in discovery
"This 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."-- Provided by publisher
Print Book, English, 1996
Dover ed View all formats and editions
Dover Publications, Mineola, N.Y., 1996
Biographies
xii, 498 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
9780486292335, 0486292339
34618076
Mr. Jefferson needs a Secretary
The Clarks and the Lewises
Lt. Clark fights Indians
Lt. Clark and General Wayne
Tipple tax war: the Whisky Rebellion
Mr. Jefferson and his Secretary
Mr. Jefferson buys an empire
Lt. Clark gets a letter
The Corps od Discovery starts
A winter's tale: Fort Mandan
Aboriginal amours
The next leg
Grizzly bears and rattlesnakes
At the Great Falls
The search for the Shoshones
Over the Great Divide
Down the Columbia
Fort Clatsop
Homeward bound
Over the Rockies again
The Captains separate
A rifle shot in the underbrush
Last long miles
Heroes in love
His excellency, Governor Lewis
Tragedy in Tennessee
His excellency, Governor Clark
More undiscovered country
Originally published: New York, W. Morrow, 1947