The saga of Lewis & Clark : into the uncharted West
Preferred Shelf Number:
917.804 SCH
Title:
The saga of Lewis & Clark : into the uncharted West
Author:
Schmidt, Thomas, 1959-
ISBN:
9780789446381
9780789480767
Personal Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
New York : DK Pub., c1999.
Physical Description:
210 p. : ill. (some col.). maps (some col.) ; 25 x 26 cm.
General Note:
"A Tehabi book."
Includes index.
Contents:
Members of the expedition / Thomas Schmidt and Jeremy Schmidt -- Gatefold: the route -- Underway / Thomas Schmidt -- Gatefold: equipped and provisioned -- Onto the plains / Jeremy Schmidt -- Gatefold: a mandan winter -- Off the map / Thomas Schmidt -- Over "those tremendious mountains" / Jeremy Schmidt -- On to the sea / Thomas Schmidt -- Homeward bound / Jeremy Schmidt -- Log -- Expedition roster.
Abstract:
Follows explorers Lewis and Clark on their famous expedition to seek out -- and stake out -- the fabled Northwest Passage. They traveled from Missouri through uncharted territory to Oregon, fighting rivers, suffering sunstroke, befriending Indians, and surviving hunger, fatigue, and sickness. Includes excerpts from the original journals, the first written account of the area west of the Mississippi.
Reading Level:
1200 Lexile.
Added Author:
Language:
English
Format:
Books
