Travels to the Source of the Missouri River - And Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean 1804, 1805, and 1806 (Paperback)

The Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804-1806 across America from Pittsburg to the Pacific and back was the third recorded transcontinental journey. President Jefferson had negotiated the Louisiana Purchase of over two million square kilometres from the French in 1803, and the aim of the expedition was to investigate the territory involved. He commissioned a Corps of Discovery as a scientific and military expedition to survey the acquisition, appointing his aide Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) to lead it. It was hoped to discover that the Missouri and other rivers could be used for transcontinental communication and transport, and to assess the natural resources of the area. Some of the party returned east with specimens, reports and a map, while the remainder reached the Pacific in December 1805. Volume 1 covers the departure and contacts with various Indian tribes, as far as Great Falls, Montana, in June 1805.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Travels of the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean 3 Volume Set, Volume 1
Release date:	December 2010
First published:	December 2010
Authors:	Meriwether Lewis • Wiilliam Clark
Editors:	Thomas Rees
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	448
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-02378-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General
LSN:	1-108-02378-9
Barcode:	9781108023788

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