Lewis and Clark and the Image of the American Northwest - Couverture souple

Allen, John Logan

 
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Synopsis

The author traces how Lewis and Clark's epic journey of 1804-06 and their charting of the American Northwest dramatically revised generally held concepts of the area's geography. With 45 maps. "Splendidly researched and highly readable" Donald Jackson, editor of the Letters of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The author traces how Lewis and Clark's epic journey of 1804-06 and their charting of the American Northwest dramatically revised generally held concepts of the area's geography. With 45 maps. "Splendidly researched and highly readable" Donald Jackson, editor of the Letters of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Biographie de l'auteur

John Logan Allen is a professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Connecticut. He is the author of "Passage Through the Garden: Lewis and Clark and the Image of the American Northwest."

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