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Sergeant Charles Floyd was one of the first three men enlisted in
Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery. Born around 1782 in
Louisville, Kentrucky, and personally recruited by William Clark,
Floyd followed orders and kept a careful diary of the expedition,
but only for ninety-nine days. On August 20, 1804, Floyd became the
only member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition to die along the
route, apparently succumbing to a reptured appendix near
present-day Sioux City. This elegant volume is the first facsimile
edition of Floyd's journal. Readers will feel that they are holding
the original journal as they see and read Floyd's own handwriting
alongside new transcriptions. James J. Holmberg's detailed
scholarly introduction and thorough, all-new annotations trace
Sergeant Floyd's experiences with Lewis and Clark, his death, and
the development of monuments to Floyd, including the stone obelisk
that became our nation's first Registered National Historic
Landmark. Exploring with Lewis and Clark captures Charles Floyd's
story and his legacy and is a treasure for anyone with an interest
in exploration and the American West.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
PublishingAcentsa -a centss Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age,
it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia
and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally
important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to
protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature.
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