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_b.6 1809
245 0 4 _aThe travels of Capts. Lewis & Clarke :
_bby 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 /
_ccompiled 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.
246 3 _aTravels of Captains Lewis and Clarke
260 _aPhiladelphia :
_bHubbard Lester,
_c1809.
300 _a300 p., [6] leaves of plates (1 folded) :
_b5 ports., 1 map ;
_c20 cm.
510 4 _aWagner-Camp (4th ed.)
_c8:1
500 _aThis 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.
500 _aIncludes vocabulary of the Knisteneaux (Cree) Indian language.
500 _aLC copy lacks original map, has facsimile of folded map on one leaf in pocket.
_5DLC
611 2 0 _aLewis and Clark Expedition
_d(1804-1806)
651 0 _aWest (U.S.)
_xDiscovery and exploration.
650 0 _aIndians of North America.
650 0 _aCree language
_vGlossaries, vocabularies, etc.
700 1 _aLewis, Meriwether,
_d1774-1809.
700 1 _aClark, William,
_d1770-1838.
700 1 _aCarver, Jonathan,
_d1710-1780.
700 1 _aMackenzie, Alexander,
_d1764-1820.
710 1 _aUnited States.
_bPresident (1801-1809 : Jefferson)
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