The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Vol. 1 : Atlas of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition)

Lewis, Meriwether; Clark, William; Moulton, Gary E. (editor)

ISBN 10: 0803228619 / ISBN 13: 9780803228610

Published by University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, U.S.A., 1983

About this Item

Volume 1 of the University of Nebraska's definitive edition of the Journals of Lewis and Clark. Contains 126 facsimile maps. This scarce first edition has fading on the front cover , on the spine, and a little on the back cover. Beside this it is in very good, tight and clean condition. Seller Inventory # 001191

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Journals of the Lewis and Clark ...

Publisher: University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, U.S.A.

Publication Date: 1983

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No d/j

Edition: First Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

When the Corps of Discovery left the vicinity of St. Louis in 1804 to explore the American West, they had only sketchy knowledge of the terrain that they were to cross—existing maps often contained large blank spaces and wild inaccuracies. William Clark painstakingly mapped every mile of the journey, drawing from both direct observation and from the reports of Indians and a few fur traders. On their return Lewis and Clark directed the execution of new maps detailing with remarkable accuracy the features of the country that they had traversed.

About the Author:

Gary E. Moulton is Thomas C. Sorensen Professor of American History at the University of Nebraska and recipient of the J. Franklin Jameson Award of the American Historical Association for the editing of these journals.