Lewis & Clark Expedition Illustrated Glossary

by Barbara Fifer

published by Farcountry Press

  • Did the Lewis and Clark Expedition really feast on anchovies and pheasants? Who are the Pahkee Indians? And what is an espontoon or a circumferentor? This is a quick aid to enjoying the journals kept from 1803 to 1806, with text and more than 100 photos and illustrations.

    More than 500 entries cover:
    -terms no longer commonly used
    -tools
    -clothing
    -wildlife new to Expedition members
    -Indian nations met (and their actual names, compared to what the Corps thought they were called)
    -brief biographies of Expedition members
    -significant geographical features
    -and more!



80 pages, 9 1/8, 6 b/w photos, 48 color photos, 50 illustrations, 3 map(s)

softcover
ISBN 10: 1560372273
ISBN 13: 9781560372271
$12.95


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Barbara Fifer align= The late Barbara Fifer was a freelance writer and editor in Helena, Montana. She authored and co-authored popular histories and geographies for adults and children, including five books on the Lewis and Clark Expedition.


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