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The Lewis and Clark Expedition
Harry William Fritz
ISBN: 0-313-31661-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31661-6
184 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 4/30/2004
List Price: $49.95 (UK Sterling Price: £34.95)
Discount Price: $24.98 Sale Price for U.S. Customers Only. Save 50%. Ends 12/31/2009.
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: Fritz demonstrates how a series of unrelated events converged to make the Lewis and Clark expedition—and America's dream of westward expansion—a reality. Maps guide the reader along the routes taken by Lewis and Clark, and a detailed timeline gives readers an easy-to-use resource for looking up important dates and events. Biographical sketches of major figures conclude the work. An extensive bibliography and index make this an ideal first stop for anybody interested in learning more about this truly remarkable expedition.

William Clark and Meriwether Lewis are widely credited with exploring the American West and paving the way for settlement. Yet if Thomas Jefferson's bid for president in 1800 had failed, the expedition probably would not have ventured west. Furthermore, if Napoleon had not been dealt a severe blow by a Haitian slave rebellion, France might never have sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States. The expedition also relied heavily on the goodwill of Native Americans peopling the explored territory.

Fritz demonstrates how a series of unrelated events converged to make the Lewis and Clark expedition—and America's dream of westward expansion—a reality. Maps guide the reader along the routes taken by Lewis and Clark, and a detailed timeline gives readers an easy-to-use resource for looking up important dates and events. Biographical sketches of major figures conclude the work. An extensive bibliography and index make this an ideal first stop for anybody interested in learning more about this truly remarkable expedition.
Table of Contents:
  • Series Foreword by Linda S. Frey
    Preface
    Chronology of Events
    The Lewis and Clark Expedition Explained
    Prologue
    Through the Mandan Winter
    Across the Plains and Over the Rockies
    The Columbia and Clatsop Winter
    Homeward Bound
    Science and Ethnology
    Epilogue
    Biographies
    Primary Documents
    Glossary of Selected Terms
    Annotated Bibliography
    Index
About the Author: HARRY WILLIAM FRITZ is Professor and Chair of the Department of History at the University of Montana, Missoula.
LCC Class: 917
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