| | Book | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis and Clark, to the sources of the Missouri: thence across the Rocky mountains and down the river Columbia to the Pacific ocean ; performed during the years 1804-5-6 ; by order of the government of the United States
| | | | Creator: | Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809 | | | | | Clark, William, 1770-1838 | | | | | Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844 | | | | | Allen, Paul, 1775-1826 | | | | | Maxwell, James. | | | | | Inskeep, Abraham H. | | | | | Bradford, Samuel F. (Samuel Fisher), 1776-1837 | | | | | Inskeep, John, d. 1820 | | | | Publication: | Bradford and Inskeep, Abm. H. Inskeep, Philadelphia, New York,1814 | | | | Notes: | This, the first authentic history of the expedition, was written by Nicholas Biddle, and edited by Paul Allen. cf. E. Coues, Hist. of the expedition, 1893; Appleton, Cycl. Amer. biogr. Matches Streeter Americana, no. 1777 except for binding and also lacks expanded imprint. The appendix contains: (1) Observations and reflections on the present and future state of upper Louisiana, in relation to the government of the Indian nations ... and the trade and intercourse with the same. By Captain Lewis. (2) A summary statement of the rivers, creeks and most remarkable places, their distances from each other, &c., their distances from the Mississippi, ascending the Missouri, across the Rocky mountains, and down the Columbia to the Pacific ocean, as was explored in the years 1804, 5 and 6 by Captains Lewis and Clarke. (3) Estimate of the western Indians. (4) Thermometrical observations, showing also the rise and fall of the Mississippi (Missouri) ; appearances of weather, winds, &c. (5) Remarks and reflections [January 1, 1804, to August 22, 1806] | | | | Call #: | F42.5 L61 1814 Vault | | | | Extent: | 2 v. : ill., maps (some fold.) ; 22 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Lewis, Meriwether, -- 1774-1809 -- Journeys -- West (U.S.) | Clark, William, -- 1770-1838 -- Journeys -- West (U.S.) | Lewis and Clark Expedition -- (1804-1806) | West (U.S.) -- Description and travel | Missouri River -- Description and travel | Columbia River -- Description and travel | West (U.S.) -- History -- To 1848 | Overland journals West (U.S.) 1804-1806 | Imprints, Early American To 1820
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Travels to the source of the Missouri river and across the American continent to the Pacific ocean: Performed by order of the government of the United States, in the years 1804, 1805, and 1806
| | | | Alt. Title: | History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis and Clark
| | | | Creator: | Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809 | | | | | Clark, William, 1770-1838 | | | | | Rees, Thomas, 1777-1864 | | | | Publication: | Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, London,1815. | | | | Notes: | Except in form and in some minor details, this is identical with the 4th edition of 1814, edited by Thomas Rees. cf. Coues, History of the expedition, 1893. | | | | Call #: | F42.5 L6 1815 Vault | | | | Extent: | 3 v. 6 maps (incl. fold. front.) 22 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Lewis, Meriwether, -- 1774-1864 | Clark, William, -- 1770-1838 | Lewis and Clark Expedition -- (1804-1806) | West (U.S.) -- Description and travel | Missouri River -- Description and travel | Columbia River -- Description and travel | West (U.S.) -- History -- To 1848
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