Documents of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
byC. Bríd Nicholson is associate professor of history at Kean University, in Union, NJ.
20181231
ABC-CLIO
Pages | 288 |
Topics | American History;Science;Benjamin Rush;Corps of Discovery;Fossils;General George Rogers Clark;Jefferson and the West;Lewis and Clark;The Louisiana Purchase;Medicine in Early America;Native Americans;Republican Vs Federalist;Sacagawea;Trip Preparation;Voting Rights;Western Expansion |
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Through its extensive use of primary source materials and invaluable contextual notes, this book offers a documented history of one of the most famous adventures in early American history: the Lewis and Clark expedition.
• Contextualizes the expedition as a part of Thomas Jefferson's vision of America• Documents all of the previous failed expeditions that Jefferson tried to organize
• Explores the lives of Lewis, Clark, Sacagawea, and York, both before and after the expedition
• Gives a detailed account of the preparations for the expedition
• Notes the political and historical success of the expedition
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Table of Contents
Documents of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Author(s): Nicholson, C. Bríd;Contributors: Nicholson, C. Bríd;Abstract:Through its extensive use of primary source materials and invaluable contextual notes, this book offers a documented history of one of the most famous adventures in early American history: the Lewis and Clark expedition.
• Contextualizes the expedition as a part of Thomas Jefferson's vision of America• Documents all of the previous failed expeditions that Jefferson tried to organize
• Explores the lives of Lewis, Clark, Sacagawea, and York, both before and after the expedition
• Gives a detailed account of the preparations for the expedition
• Notes the political and historical success of the expedition
SortTitle: documents of the lewis and clark expeditionAuthor Info:C. Bríd NicholsonauthorC. Bríd Nicholson is associate professor of history at Kean University, in Union, NJ.
eISBN-13: 9781440854569Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440854569.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440854552Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 288Publication Date: 20181231Series: Eyewitness to History- Cover Cover11
- Half Title i2
- Title iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents v6
- Preface ix10
- Evaluating and Interpreting Primary Documents xi12
- Historical Introduction xv16
- Chronology xxxi32
- Acknowledgments xliii44
- Chapter 1 Thomas Jefferson and the American West 146
- 1. Letter from Thomas Jefferson to General George Rogers Clark (December 4, 1783) 348
- 2. Letter from General George Rogers Clark to Thomas Jefferson (February 8, 1784) 550
- 3. Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Marquis de Lafayette (February 9, 1786) 752
- 4. Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Richard Claiborne (August 7, 1787) 954
- 5. Letter from Thomas Jefferson to George Washington (January 22, 1793) 1055
- 6. Letter from George Washington to Thomas Jefferson (January 22, 1793) 1257
- 7. American Philosophical Society’s Instructions to Andre Michaux (January 23, 1793) 1358
- 8. Thomas Jefferson to Meriwether Lewis (February 23, 1801) 1661
- 9. Letter from Thomas Jefferson to General James Wilkinson (February 23, 1801) 1762
- 10. Letter from Meriwether Lewis to Thomas Jefferson (March 10, 1801) 1964
- 11. Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Robert Livingston (April 18, 1802) 2065
- 12. Letter from General George Rogers Clark to Thomas Jefferson (December 12, 1802) 2469
- Chapter 2 Preparation for the Expedition West 2772
- 13. Meriwether Lewis: Estimated Costs of Missouri River Expedition (January 1803) 2974
- 14. Jefferson’s Secret Message to Congress (January 18, 1803) 3075
- 15. Letter from Meriwether Lewis to Thomas Jefferson (April 20, 1803) 3378
- 16. Letter from Dr. Benjamin Rush to Thomas Jefferson Containing His Instructions to Meriwether Lewis (June 11, 1803) 3782
- 17. Supplies Ordered by Meriwether Lewis for the Expedition (Spring 1803) 3984
- 18. Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Meriwether Lewis (June 20, 1803) 4287
- 19. Letter from William Clark to Meriwether Lewis (July 18, 1803) 4893
- 20. Letter from Meriwether Lewis to Thomas Jefferson (July 22, 1803) 4994
- 21. Gifts for the Native American Population (Spring 1803) 5196
- 22. Letter from Dr. Benjamin Rush to Meriwether Lewis (May 17, 1803) 5398
- 23. Letter from Meriwether Lewis to Thomas Jefferson (September 8, 1803) 55100
- 24. Letter from Meriwether Lewis to Thomas Jefferson (September 13, 1803) 57102
- Chapter 3 The Voyage West 59104
- 25. They Proceeded On—The Journey Begins. Camp Dubois, Illinois (May 14, 1804) 60105
- 26. Military Discipline—Court-Martials (May 17, 1804) 63108
- 27. Meriwether Lewis Joins with Main Group. St. Charles, Missouri (May 20, 1804) 66111
- 28. Leaving St. Charles, Missouri (May 21, 1804) 68113
- 29. The Last Settlement. La Charrette, Missouri (May 25, 1804) 69114
- 30. Organization into Three Squads (May 26, 1804) 70115
- 31. Carroll County, Missouri (June 17, 1804) 73118
- 32. Present-Day Atchison, Kansas (July 4, 1804) 74119
- 33. Illnesses and Cures: St Joseph, Missouri (July 7, 1804) 76121
- 34. Meeting the Sioux at the Kansas–Nebraska Border (July 9, 1804) 78123
- 35. Nature in Nebraska (July 30, 1804) 79124
- 36. Council Bluff, Iowa (August 3, 1804) 81126
- 37. The Death of Sgt. Charles Floyd. Floyds Bluff, Southern Sioux City, Iowa (August 20, 1804) 84129
- 38. Election. Floyds Bluff, Southern Sioux City, Iowa (August 22, 1804) 85130
- 39. Nebraska–South Dakota Border (August 30, 1804) 86131
- 40. South Dakota (September 11, 1804) 88133
- 41. Fort Mandan, North Dakota (November 3, 1804) 89134
- 42. Fort Mandan, North Dakota (November 4, 1804) 91136
- 43. Fort Mandan, North Dakota (December 7, 1804) 92137
- 44. Christmas Day, Fort Mandan (December 25, 1804) 95140
- 45. Fort Mandan, North Dakota (February 11, 1805) 96141
- 46. Letter from Meriwether Lewis to Thomas Jefferson. Fort Mandan, North Dakota (March 5, 1805) 97142
- 47. Fort Mandan, North Dakota (April 3, 1805) 99144
- 48. Letter from William Clark to Thomas Jefferson (April 3, 1805) 101146
- 49. Letter from Meriwether Lewis to Thomas Jefferson. Fort Mandan, North Dakota (April 7, 1805) 102147
- 50. The Corps Leave Fort Mandan (April 7, 1805) 106151
- 51. McCone County, Montana (May 5, 1805) 108153
- 52. Montana (May 19, 1805) 112157
- 53. The Judith River (May 29, 1805) 113158
- 54. Marias River, Montana (June 3, 1805) 115160
- 55. Montana (June 29, 1805) 118163
- 56. Montana (June 30, 1805) 120165
- 57. The Iron Boat (July 9, 1805) 122167
- 58. Three Forks River, Montana (July 28, 1805) 125170
- 59. Montana (August 12, 1805) 127172
- 60. Shoshone Village (August 17, 1805) 129174
- 61. Near Tendoy, Idaho (August 18, 1805) 131176
- 62. Bitterroot Mountains (September 16, 1805) 132177
- 63. From the Journal of William Clark (September 18, 1805) 133178
- 64. Clearwater County, Idaho (September 20, 1805) 134179
- 65. Clearwater County, Idaho (September 26, 1805) 136181
- 66. Northwest of Modern Starbuck, Washington, at Lyons Ferry State Park (October 13, 1805) 136181
- 67. Estuary of the Columbia River (November 7, 1805) 137182
- 68. The Vote (November 24, 1805) 138183
- Chapter 4 Return Journey 141186
- 69. Fort Clatsop, Astoria, Oregon (December 29, 1805) 143188
- 70. Fort Clatsop, Astoria, Oregon (January 1, 1806) 144189
- 71. Fort Clatsop, Astoria, Oregon (January 2, 1806) 145190
- 72. Fort Clatsop (January 3, 1806) 146191
- 73. Fort Clatsop, Astoria, Oregon (January 5, 1806) 147192
- 74. Fort Clatsop, Astoria, Oregon (January 6, 1806) 148193
- 75. Fort Clatsop, Astoria, Oregon (March 17, 1806) 149194
- 76. Leaving Fort Clatsop (March 23, 1806) 150195
- 77. At Modern-Day Cascades-Bonneville Dam, Columbia River, Oregon (April 11, 1806) 151196
- 78. Columbia River, Benton County, Oregon (April 27, 1806) 153198
- 79. Kamiah, Idaho (May 11, 1806) 155200
- 80. Kamiah, Idaho (May 16, 1806) 156201
- 81. Kamiah, Idaho (June 2, 1806) 158203
- 82. Through Montana (July 3, 1806) 161206
- 83. Logan, Montana (July 13, 1806) 162207
- 84. Great Falls, Montana (July 15, 1806) 163208
- 85. Pompey’s Tower, Billings, Montana (July 25, 1806) 166211
- 86. Marias Rover, The Great Plains (July 27, 1806) 167212
- 87. Mountrail County, North Dakota (August 11, 1806) 170215
- 88. The Mandan Village (August 14, 1806) 171216
- 89. The Mandan Village (August 16, 1806) 172217
- 90. North Dakota (August 17, 1806) 173218
- 91. Letter from William Clark to Toussaint Charbonneau (August 20, 1806) 175220
- 92. On the Missouri River (September 19, 1806) 177222
- 93. Near Charrette Township, Missouri (September 20, 1806) 178223
- 94. Letter from Meriwether Lewis to Thomas Jefferson (September 23, 1806) 179224
- 95. The Last Journal Entry (September 26, 1806) 184229
- 96. Kentucky (October 2, 1806) 185230
- 97. From Thomas Jefferson to Meriwether Lewis (October 20, 1806) 186231
- 98. Jefferson Writes to Congress about the Achievements of Lewis and Clark (December 2, 1802) 187232
- 99. James Madison Appoints Frederick Bates as Secretary of Louisiana (January 31, 1807) 188233
- 100. Federalist Poetry (March 1807) 190235
- 101. Letter to Thomas Jefferson from Henry Dearborn (March 12, 1807) 193238
- Chapter 5 The Trouble with Home 195240
- 102. Patrick Gass Published His Journals (1807) 198243
- 103. Letter from Frederick Bates to Richard Bates (April 15, 1809) 199244
- 104. Letter from Frederick Bates to Richard Bates (July 14, 1809) 201246
- 105. Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Meriwether Lewis (August 16, 1809) 202247
- 106. From Meriwether Lewis to James Madison (September 16, 1809) 203248
- 107. Letter from James Neely to Thomas Jefferson (October 18, 1809) 205250
- 108. Letter from Richard Bates to Clement B. Penrose (October 20, 1809) 207252
- 109. Letter from Frederick Bates to Richard Bates (November 9, 1809) 208253
- 110. Letter from Thomas Jefferson to James Madison (November 26, 1809) 210255
- 111. Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Paul Allen (August 18, 1813) 212257
- 112. Letter from Thomas Jefferson to William Clark (September 8, 1816) 218263
- 113. Louisiana (1814) 220265
- 114. The Death of York (1832) 221266
- Appendix: List of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Members 223268
- Bibliography 227272
- Index 233278