History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis and Clark to the sources of the Missouri : thence across the Rocky mountains and down the river Columbia to the Pacific Ocean ; performed during the years 1804-5-6 ; by order of the government of the United States / prepared for the press by Paul Allen.
| Author/creator | Lewis, Meriwether |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : Bradford and Inskeep ; New York : Abm. H. Inskeep, 1814 (J. Maxwell) |
| Description | 2 volumes : illustrations, maps (some folded), plan ; 22 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Gale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Clark, William, 1770-1838. |
| Other author/creator | Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844. |
| Other author/creator | Allen, Paul, 1775-1826. |
| Included Work | Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Life of Captain Lewis. |
| Uniform title | History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis and Clark |
| Running title | Lewis and Clark's expedition |
| Partial contents | Life of Captain Lewis / Th. Jefferson. |
| General note | This, the first authentic history of the expedition, was written by Nicholas Biddle, and edited by Paul Allen. |
| General note | The appendix contains: (1) Observations and reflections on the present and future state of upper Louisiana, in relation to the government of the Indian nations ... and the trade and intercourse with the same. By Captain Lewis. (2) A summary statement of the rivers, creeks and most remarkable places, their distances from each other, &c., their distances from the Mississippi, ascending the Missouri, across the Rocky mountains, and down the Columbia to the Pacific ocean, as was explored in the years 1804, 5 and 6 by Captains Lewis and Clarke. (3) Estimate of the western Indians. (4) Thermometrical observations, showing also the rise and fall of the Mississippi (Missouri) ; appearances of weather, winds, &c. (5) Remarks and reflections [January 1, 1804, to August 22, 1806] |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Huntington Library. |
| General note | Sabin no. 855. |
| Citation/References note | RLIN, CTRG01-B3386 |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
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