History of the Expedition Under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clarke, to the Sources of the Missouri .: Performed During the Years 1804, 1805, . Order of the Government of the United States. This item is unavailable.History of the Expedition Under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clarke, to the Sources of the Missouri .: Performed During the Years 1804, 1805, . Order of the Government of the United States

History Of The Expedition Under The Command Of Captains Lewis And Clarke, To The Sources Of The Missouri.: Performed During The Years 1804, 1805, 1806, By Order Of The Government Of The United States. This abridged edition, prepared for press by Paul Allen and Archibald McVickar, presents the classic narrative of the Lewis and Clark expedition. It chronicles the 1804–1806 journey from the Missouri's sources, across the Rocky Mountains, and down the Columbia to the Pacific, detailing the crew’s hardships, the acquisition of horses from rival tribes, and the seasonal camps, including the famous winter at Fort Clatsop. Interwoven are extensive accounts of the many Native nations encountered—Shoshone, Ootlashoots, Chopunnish, Sokulk, Clatsops, Chinooks, Killamucks, Wahkiacums, Minnetarees, Ricara, Mandans, and Tetons—along with medicine, diplomacy, and ethnographic observations. The work is supplemented by appendices on flora and fauna and a comprehensive river-and-tribe gazetteer, capturing the expedition’s scientific and historical significance.