River of promise : Lewis and Clark on the Columbia /

River of promise : Lewis and Clark on the Columbia /

In the many published accounts of the Lewis and Clark expedition, historians have tended to undervalue the explorers' encounter with Columbia River country. Most narratives emphasize Lewis and Clark's adventures through their journey to the Bitterroot Mountains but have said little about t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nicandri, David L., 1948-
Other Authors: Jenkinson, Clay
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washburn, N.D. : Dakota Institute Press of the Lewis & Clark Fort Mandan Foundation, [2009]
Subjects:
Lewis, Meriwether, > 1774-1809.
Clark, William, > 1770-1838.
Mackenzie, Alexander, > 1764-1820.
Lewis and Clark Expedition > (1804-1806)
Columbia River > Description and travel.
West (U.S.) > Discovery and exploration.
Table of Contents:
  • The voice of Meriwether Lewis
  • The great river of the West
  • Lessons in continental geography
  • Half starved
  • Not one stick of timber
  • The new Sacagawea myth
  • Forks of the Columbia
  • William Clark : scientific geographer
  • Commerce and pestilence in Indian Country
  • The illusion of Cape Disappointment
  • Marooned
  • The solitary hero
  • End of voyage
  • Following Mackenzie, the protocols of exploration, and the conventions of the travel narrative
  • The "vote" at Station Camp
  • Winter's delay
  • The return voyage and the dissolution of Meriwether Lewis
  • The fidelity of William Clark
  • Final reflections on Lewis, Clark, and the promise of the Columbia River.