02397cam a2200337 a 4500 rc 01001485 DLC 20260227111903.0 830714s1809 paubc 000 0 eng rc 01001485 DLC DLC DLC n-usp-- F592 .6 1809 The travels of Capts. Lewis & Clarke : by order of the government of the United States, performed in the years 1804, 1805 & 1806, being upwards of three thousand miles, from St. Louis, by way of the Missouri and Columbia Rivers, to the Pacifick Ocean : containing an account of the Indian tribes, who inhabit the western part of the continent unexplored, and unknown before : with copious delineations of the manners, customs, religion, &c. of the Indians / compiled from various authentic sources and documents ; to which is subjoined a summary of the statistical view of the Indian nations from the official communication of Meriwether Lewis ; embellished with a map of the country inhabited by the western tribes of Indians, and five engravings of Indian chiefs. Travels of Captains Lewis and Clarke Philadelphia : Hubbard Lester, 1809. 300 p., [6] leaves of plates (1 folded) : 5 ports., 1 map ; 20 cm. Wagner-Camp (4th ed.) 8:1 This work, purporting to be the account of Lewis and Clark's expedition, is in fact merely a compilation of bits and pieces already in print, including parts of Jefferson's Message of 1806, William Clark's letter from Saint Louis, segments of Patrick Gass's diary, a careful plagiarization of portions of Jonathan Carver's Travels, first published in 1778, and sections of Alexander Mackenzie's Voyages. Cf. Wagner-Camp. Includes vocabulary of the Knisteneaux (Cree) Indian language. LC copy lacks original map, has facsimile of folded map on one leaf in pocket. DLC Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806) West (U.S.) Discovery and exploration. Indians of North America. Cree language Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809. Clark, William, 1770-1838. Carver, Jonathan, 1710-1780. Mackenzie, Alexander, 1764-1820. United States. President (1801-1809 : Jefferson) 52097 52097