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Encyclopedia of the Lewis & Clark Expedition (Paperback)
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Encyclopedia of the Lewis & Clark Expedition (Paperback)
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A comprehensive A-to-Z reference to mark the 200th anniversary of
the Lewis and Clark expedition. On November 30th, 1803, France
formally transferred 828,000 square miles to the United States in
exchange for $15 million. This land, the Louisiana Purchase,
doubled the size of the nation. While negotiations for this deal
had been going on, Thomas Jefferson had already begun thinking
about a transcontinental expedition to explore the lands west of
the Mississippi. Besides the commercial and scientific benefits of
such an exploration, there was the issue of asserting America's
sovereignty over the new territory. Meriwether Lewis and William
Clark were hired to undertake this journey. The Corps of Discovery,
as the group is often referred to, kept detailed journals on the
flora and fauna they observed, and members of their team were also
the first non-Indians to make contact with a number of tribes.
Sacagawea, the Shoshone wife of French-Canadian trapper Toussaint
Charbonneau, served as their guide and interpreter for much of the
trip. This book provides a complete reference to this great
American expedition, covering all major elements from the
preparatory work initiated by President Thomas Jefferson in 1801 to
the corps's return from the Pacific Ocean in 1806.
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