Across America: The Lewis and Clark Expedition

ISBN-13: 9781604131925 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 128 str.

General Editors John S. Bowman Maurice Isserman

Opis

In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson commissioned the Corps of Discovery as a scientific expedition to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase. This book also covers Thomas Jefferson's support of the expedition as US president, and Meriwether Lewis' and William Clark's preparations for their journey, including purchasing supplies.