The Lewis and Clark Expedition Day by Day
Autor Gary E. Moultonen Limba Engleză Paperback – apr 2018
In May 1804, Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and their Corps of Discovery set out on a journey of a lifetime to explore and interpret the American West. The Lewis and Clark Expedition Day by Day follows this exploration with a daily narrative of their journey, from its starting point in Illinois in 1804 to its successful return to St. Louis in September 1806. This accessible chronicle, presented by Lewis and Clark historian Gary E. Moulton, depicts each riveting day of the Corps of Discovery’s journey. Drawn from the journals of the two captains and four enlisted men, this volume recounts personal stories, scientific pursuits, and geographic challenges, along with vivid descriptions of encounters with Native peoples and unknown lands and discoveries of new species of flora and fauna. This modern reference brings the story of the Lewis and Clark expedition to life in a new way, from the first hoisting of the sail to the final celebratory dinner.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781496203830
ISBN-10: 1496203836
Pagini: 774
Ilustrații: 2 illustrations, 13 maps, index
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 49 mm
Greutate: 1.04 kg
Editura: BISON BOOKS
Colecția Bison Books
Locul publicării:United States
ISBN-10: 1496203836
Pagini: 774
Ilustrații: 2 illustrations, 13 maps, index
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 49 mm
Greutate: 1.04 kg
Editura: BISON BOOKS
Colecția Bison Books
Locul publicării:United States
Notă biografică
Gary E. Moulton is Thomas C. Sorensen Professor Emeritus of American History at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He is the editor of the Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, available from the University of Nebraska Press. Moulton is the recipient of the J. Franklin Jameson Award of the American Historical Association and the Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award from the University of Nebraska.
Cuprins
List of Illustrations
Preface
Introduction
Expedition Personnel
Chapter 1. Expedition Underway, May 14–August 24, 1804
Chapter 2. The Middle Missouri, August 25–October 26, 1804
Chapter 3. Knife River Winter, October 27, 1804–April 6, 1805
Chapter 4. Into the Unknown, April 7–June 2, 1805
Chapter 5. Portaging the Falls, June 3–July 14, 1805
Chapter 6. Shadows of the Rockies, July 15–August 9, 1805
Chapter 7. Those Tremendous Mountains, August 10–October 10, 1805
Chapter 8. Roll On Columbia, October 11–November 14, 1805
Chapter 9. Pacific Coast Winter, November 15, 1805–March 22, 1806
Chapter 10. Homeward Bound, March 23–July 2, 1806
Chapter 11. Separation and Reunion, July 3–August 12, 1806
Chapter 12. Hurrying Home, August 13–September 23, 1806
Afterword
Index
Preface
Introduction
Expedition Personnel
Chapter 1. Expedition Underway, May 14–August 24, 1804
Chapter 2. The Middle Missouri, August 25–October 26, 1804
Chapter 3. Knife River Winter, October 27, 1804–April 6, 1805
Chapter 4. Into the Unknown, April 7–June 2, 1805
Chapter 5. Portaging the Falls, June 3–July 14, 1805
Chapter 6. Shadows of the Rockies, July 15–August 9, 1805
Chapter 7. Those Tremendous Mountains, August 10–October 10, 1805
Chapter 8. Roll On Columbia, October 11–November 14, 1805
Chapter 9. Pacific Coast Winter, November 15, 1805–March 22, 1806
Chapter 10. Homeward Bound, March 23–July 2, 1806
Chapter 11. Separation and Reunion, July 3–August 12, 1806
Chapter 12. Hurrying Home, August 13–September 23, 1806
Afterword
Index
Recenzii
"Moulton has produced a day by day narrative of the expedition, based on the journals and notes made by the captains, their men, and assistants who helped them catalog their work upon their return. The result is a fantastic resource for anyone—scholar or casual reader—who is interested in the expedition."—Mark A. Eifler, Western Historical Quarterly
"This is the type of tome that the reader returns to, again and again, and with each reading absorbs some new perception of what has become an American legend along with the adventurers who lived it."—Kira E. Kaufmann, Journal of the Iowa Archeological Society
"This book takes readers on a journey most travelers wish they had joined back when it happened in 1804. . . . This book took the author nearly forty years, and it was time well spent among one of the most intense and suspense-laden adventures of America's history."—Anna Faktorovich, Pennsylvania Literary Journal
"[Moulton] incorporates the scientific work carried out by the expedition and provides a series of maps to indicate its route across the American West. Many of the entries provide a visceral sense of what members of the expedition saw on their travels. . . . These details make the Lewis and Clark expedition once again seem new and exciting."—Missouri Historical Review
"While it has obvious appeal for those fascinated by the Lewis and Clark expedition, it also offers insight into Native American life and European-indigenous relations in the early nineteenth century. The complex life of the continent before the spread of European settlement beyond the Missouri is brought poignantly into focus. In our age of global environmental threat, the great biodiversity that is described by the members of the Corps of Discovery is also a stark reminder of all that has been lost. In short, Moulton’s book is highly recommended."—Amanda Laugesen, Kansas History
"The Lewis and Clark Expedition Day by Day has several key strengths making it an admirable contribution to both historical geography and Lewis and Clark scholarship."—Robert M. Briwa, Historical Geography
"Reading Moulton's narrative of the journey reminds readers of journals, diaries, and reminiscences written by overland trailer travelers in the 1840s to 1860s, but knowing that the Corps of Discovery first noted these things makes the journey of Lewis and Clark all the more spectacular. . . . Moulton provided a volume accessible to all."—Diana L. Ahmad, Great Plains Quarterly
"Moulton's The Lewis and Clark Expedition Day by Day is his latest telling of the Corps of Discovery's journey to explore the American West. . . . The results are daily dispatches of the personal stories, scientific pursuits and geographic challenges. There are descriptions of encounters with American Indians and unknown lands, and observations of new species of flora and fauna."—David Hendee, Omaha World-Herald
“Drawing on his comprehensive knowledge of the expedition, Gary Moulton has put into a lively prose narrative what is the nation’s first road story. . . . The Lewis and Clark Expedition Day by Day gives readers an unparalleled opportunity to see that journey as it unfolded in real time. . . . [This book] belongs on the short shelf of important books about the life and times of the Corps of Discovery. It will surely have a wide and appreciative audience.”—James P. Ronda, Barnard Professor of Western American History, emeritus, at the University of Tulsa and author of Lewis and Clark among the Indians