Account of an expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains.

Account of an expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: James, Edwin, 1797-1861
Corporate Author: United States. War Department
Other Authors: Say, Thomas, 1787-1834, Long, Stephen H. (Stephen Harriman), 1784-1864
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor [Mich.] : University Microfilms, [1966]
Series:March of America facsimile series ; no. 65.
Subjects:
Stephen H. Long Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, 1819-1820.
Indians of North America > West (U.S.)
Indians of North America > Languages > Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
West (U.S.) > Description and travel.
Ohio River > Description and travel.
Description
Item Description:Original title pages read: Account of an expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains, performed in the years 1819 and '20, by order of the Hon. J. C. Calhoun, Sec'y of War, under the command of Major Stephen H. Long. From the notes of Major Long, Mr. T. Say, and other gentlemen of the exploring party. Compiled by Edwin James, botanist and geologist for the expedition. In two volume, with an atlas ... Philadelphia, H.C. Carey and I. Lea ... 1823.
"Astronomical and meteorological records and vocabularies of Indian languages, taken on the expedition for exploring the Mississippi and its western waters, under the command of Major S. H. Long, of the United States' topographical engineers, in 1819 and 1820. Philadelphia, 1822": lxxxviii p. at end of volume 2.
Facsim. does not include map for Mississippi westen section.
Physical Description:2 volumes : 2 maps, plates. ; 22 cm.