Scenes of visionary enchantment : reflections on Lewis and Clark / Dayton Duncan.

Author/creator Duncan, Dayton
Format Book
Publication InfoLincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2004.
Descriptionx, 202 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Explorers--West (U.S.). --Biography.
Overland journeys to the Pacific.
West (U.S.)--Discovery and exploration.
West (U.S.)--Description and travel.

Contents An unsatisfied curiosity -- Great expectations : Lewis in Philadelphia -- Days of discovery -- Independence Creek -- The Alexander Hamilton Willard expedition -- Of hearths and home -- "This long wished for spot" -- "Seens of visionary inchantment" -- Meriwether Lewis's "curious adventure" -- "Toilsome days and wristless nights" -- "The most hospitable, honest and sincere people" -- Hallowed ground -- Meditations on a grave -- The view from the home front -- The Lewis and Clark guide to leadership -- We proceeded on -- "O! The joy" : trail advice for the modern explorer.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 199).
LCCN 2003011752
ISBN0803217242 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks F592.7 .D86 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold