The Definitive Journals of Lewis and Clark, Vol 9 - John Ordway and Charles Floyd (Paperback, new edition)

The dependable and matter-of-fact John Ordway was one of the mainstays of the Corps of Discovery, promoted early on to sergeant and serving as an able leader during the captains' absence. Fascinated by the peoples and places he encountered, Ordway became the most faithful journalist on the expedition--recording information not found elsewhere and making an entry for every day during the expedition. Ordway later married and became a prosperous owner of two plantations in Missouri. His honest and informative account, which remained undiscovered for a century, offers an unforgettable glimpse of an enlisted man's experiences and observations as he and the Corps of Discovery embarked on the journey of a lifetime. In contrast to Ordway's extensive chronicle stands the far-too-brief but intriguingly detailed eyewitness account of Sergeant Charles Floyd, the only member to die on the expedition. The journals of John Ordway and Charles Floyd are part of the celebrated Nebraska edition of the complete journals of the Lewis and Clark expedition, which feature a wide range of new scholarship on all aspects of the expedition from geography to Indian cultures and languages to plants and animals.

General

Imprint:	Bison Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2003
First published:	March 2003
Authors:	Meriwether Lewis • William Clark
Editors:	Gary E. Moulton
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	419
Edition:	new edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-8032-8021-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General
LSN:	0-8032-8021-1
Barcode:	9780803280212

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!