Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean, Performed by Order of the Government of the United States in the Years 1804, 1805, and 1806. Vol. I. a New Edition, in Three Volumes. by Meriwether Lewis

Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean, Performed by Order of the Government of the United States in the Years 1804, 1805, and 1806. Vol. I. a New Edition, in Three Volumes. by Meriwether Lewis

Title: Travels to the source of the Missouri River and across the American continent to the Pacific Ocean: performed by order of the government of the United States, in the years 1804, 1805, and 1806.Author: Meriwether LewisPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP01990102CollectionID: CTRG96-B2704PublicationDate: 18150101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: Folded map in pocket, vol. 3.Collation: 3 v.: maps; 22 cm

Meriwether Lewis, born August 18, 1774, in Virginia, served in the US Infantry during General Anthony Wayne's Northwest Territory campaigns and, in 1801, became President Thomas Jefferson's private secretary. A serious man, Lewis was known to be subject to periods of melancholy. After the expedition to explore the land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase, he was appointed governor of Upper Louisiana. He died on October 11, 1809, apparently by his own hand.

William Clark, born August 1, 1770, in Virginia, was the brother of George Rogers Clark, a hero of the American Revolution. He served in the US Army as an artillery officer. With Meriwether Lewis, Clark led the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition from 1804 to 1806 across the land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase. Clark was a popular leader; he was also popular among the Indians and served as Indian Agent in the Louisiana Territory. He died September 1, 1838.

Anthony Brandt attended Princeton and Columbia before becoming a freelance writer for Esquire, American Heritage, The Atlantic, Psychology Today, GQ, Men's Journal, National Geographic Adventure, and many other magazines. He was the essays editor of the Pushcart Prize for 18 years and has served as a nonfiction judge for the National Book Awards. Brandt is the editor of the Adventure Classics series for National Geographic Books, including the first edition of The Journals of Lewis and Clark.

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Title	Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean, Performed by Order of the Government of the United States in the Years 1804, 1805, and 1806. Vol. I. a New Edition, in Three Volumes.
Author	Meriwether Lewis
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Publisher	British Library, Historical Print Editions
Year published	2011-03-01
Number of pages	456
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