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Encyclopedia of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (Facts on File Library of American History)
Woodger, Elin, Toropov, Brandon
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Paperback. A complete reference to the Lewis & Clark expedition, covering all major elements from the preparatory work initiated by President Thomas Jefferson in 1801 to the corps's return from the Pacific Ocean in 1806. Num Pages: 496 pages, 116 b&w photographs and illustrations, 21 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; GBC; HBJK; HBLL; RGR; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1252.
A comprehensive A-to-Z reference to mark the 200th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark expedition. On November 30th, 1803, France formally transferred 828,000 square miles to the United States in exchange for $15 million. This land, the Louisiana Purchase, doubled the size of the nation. While negotiations for this deal had been going on, Thomas Jefferson had already begun thinking about a transcontinental expedition to explore the lands west of the Mississippi. Besides the commercial and scientific benefits of such an exploration, there was the issue of asserting America's sovereignty over the new territory. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were ... Read more
A comprehensive A-to-Z reference to mark the 200th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark expedition. On November 30th, 1803, France formally transferred 828,000 square miles to the United States in exchange for $15 million. This land, the Louisiana Purchase, doubled the size of the nation. While negotiations for this deal had been going on, Thomas Jefferson had already begun thinking about a transcontinental expedition to explore the lands west of the Mississippi. Besides the commercial and scientific benefits of such an exploration, there was the issue of asserting America's sovereignty over the new territory. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Checkmark Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780816047826
SKU
V9780816047826
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