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Title: History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis and Clark to the sources of the Missouri: thence across the Rocky mountains and down the river Columbia to the Pacific Ocean; performed during the years 1804-5-6; by order of the government of the United States.
Author: Meriwether Lewis
Publisher: Gale, Sabin Americana
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SourceLibrary: Huntington Library
DocumentID: SABCP03769702
CollectionID: CTRG01-B3386
PublicationDate: 18140101
SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to America
Notes: This, the first authentic history of the expedition, was written by Nicholas Biddle, and edited by Paul Allen. The appendix contains: (1) Observations and reflections on the present and future state of upper Louisiana, in relation to the government of the Indian nations ... and the trade and intercourse with the same. By Captain Lewis. (2) A summary statement of the rivers, creeks and most remarkable places, their distances from each other, &c., their distances from the Mississippi, ascending the Missouri, across the Rocky mountains, and down the Columbia to the Pacific ocean, as was explored in the years 1804, 5 and 6 by Captains Lewis and Clarke. (3) Estimate of the western Indians. (4) Thermometrical observations, showing also the rise and fall of the Mississippi (Missouri); appearances of weather, winds, &c. (5) Remarks and reflections [January 1, 1804, to August 22, 1806]
Collation: 2 v.: ill., maps (some fold.), plan; 22 cm
