Lewis and Clark: Pioneering Naturalists by Cutright, Paul Russell (1969) Hardcover - Hardcover

Cutright, Paul Russell

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0252784227 ISBN 13: 9780252784224

Publisher: University of Illinois Press, 1969

Synopsis

First published in 1969, Lewis and Clark: Pioneering Naturalists remains the most comprehensive account of the scientific studies carried out by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark during their overland expedition to the Pacific Northwest and back in 1804€“6. Summaries of the animals, plants, topographical features, and Indian tribes encountered are included at the end of each chapter devoted to a particular leg of the journey. This is the work for which the distinguished biologist and author Paul Russell Cutright will be remembered longest.

About this title

About the Author:

Paul Russell Cutright (1897–1988) was a historian and a zoologist who wrote extensively on American natural history. Paul A. Johnsgard is Foundation Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences at the University of Nebraska. His forty-two books include The Nature of Nebraska: Ecology and Biodiversity and Crane Music: A Natural History of American Cranes, both available from the University of Nebraska Press.

Review:

“[Cutright] has added a wealth of scientific detail in a style that will please historian and naturalist alike. . . . Over fifty pages of triple-columned appendixes make the scientific examination even more impressive. The medical aspects of the expedition are interestingly discussed.”—Journal of American History (Journal of American History)

“The Lewis and Clark expedition was, if nothing else, a scientific accomplishment of the first order, with legacies that remain with us to this day. . . . Anyone with the slightest appreciation for the story of this historic trip across the continent will find this book fascinating from cover to cover. It is impossible to read it without admiring Cutright’s scholarship and his ability to translate research into good reading.”—Prairie Naturalist (Prairie Naturalist)

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Publication date: 1969
• ISBN 10: 0252784227
• ISBN 13: 9780252784224
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 506