The Lewis and Clark Expedition

Informationen zum Autor HARRY WILLIAM FRITZ is Professor and Chair of the Department of History at the University of Montana, Missoula. Klappentext Fritz demonstrates how a series of unrelated events converged to make the Lewis and Clark expedition-and America's dream of westward expansion-a reality. Maps guide the reader along the routes taken by Lewis and Clark, and a detailed timeline gives readers an easy-to-use resource for looking up important dates and events. Biographical sketches of major figures conclude the work. An extensive bibliography and index make this an ideal first stop for anybody interested in learning more about this truly remarkable expedition. William Clark and Meriwether Lewis are widely credited with exploring the American West and paving the way for settlement. Yet if Thomas Jefferson's bid for president in 1800 had failed, the expedition probably would not have ventured west. Furthermore, if Napoleon had not been dealt a severe blow by a Haitian slave rebellion, France might never have sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States. The expedition also relied heavily on the goodwill of Native Americans peopling the explored territory. Fritz demonstrates how a series of unrelated events converged to make the Lewis and Clark expedition-and America's dream of westward expansion-a reality. Maps guide the reader along the routes taken by Lewis and Clark, and a detailed timeline gives readers an easy-to-use resource for looking up important dates and events. Biographical sketches of major figures conclude the work. An extensive bibliography and index make this an ideal first stop for anybody interested in learning more about this truly remarkable expedition. Zusammenfassung Fritz demonstrates how a series of unrelated events converged to make the Lewis and Clark expedition-and America's dream of westward expansion-a reality. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Foreword by Linda S. FreyPrefaceChronology of EventsThe Lewis and Clark Expedition ExplainedPrologueThrough the Mandan WinterAcross the Plains and Over the RockiesThe Columbia and Clatsop WinterHomeward BoundScience and EthnologyEpilogueBiographiesPrimary DocumentsGlossary of Selected TermsAnnotated BibliographyIndex...

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Fritz demonstrates how a series of unrelated events converged to make the Lewis and Clark expedition-and America's dream of westward expansion-a reality. Maps guide the reader along the routes taken by Lewis and Clark, and a detailed timeline gives readers an easy-to-use resource for looking up important dates and events. Biographical sketches of major figures conclude the work. An extensive bibliography and index make this an ideal first stop for anybody interested in learning more about this truly remarkable expedition.

William Clark and Meriwether Lewis are widely credited with exploring the American West and paving the way for settlement. Yet if Thomas Jefferson's bid for president in 1800 had failed, the expedition probably would not have ventured west. Furthermore, if Napoleon had not been dealt a severe blow by a Haitian slave rebellion, France might never have sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States. The expedition also relied heavily on the goodwill of Native Americans peopling the explored territory.

Fritz demonstrates how a series of unrelated events converged to make the Lewis and Clark expedition-and America's dream of westward expansion-a reality. Maps guide the reader along the routes taken by Lewis and Clark, and a detailed timeline gives readers an easy-to-use resource for looking up important dates and events. Biographical sketches of major figures conclude the work. An extensive bibliography and index make this an ideal first stop for anybody interested in learning more about this truly remarkable expedition.

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Series Foreword by Linda S. Frey Preface Chronology of Events The Lewis and Clark Expedition Explained Prologue Through the Mandan Winter Across the Plains and Over the Rockies The Columbia and Clatsop Winter Homeward Bound Science and Ethnology Epilogue Biographies Primary Documents Glossary of Selected Terms Annotated Bibliography Index