THE JOURNALS OF CAPTAIN MERIWETHER LEWIS AND SERGEANT JOHN ORDWAY KEPT ON THE EXPEDITION OF WESTERN EXPLORATION, 1803-1806
Harrisburg, PA: The State Historical Society of Wisconsin, [1916] 1994. Reprint. Hardcover. Quarto. 9 1/4 in. x 6 in. Burgundy cloth over boards with embossed device ("The West as it Was") to top board, and bright gilt lettering/design to spine.
"These journals were originally issued in 1916 as Volume XXII of the COLLECTIONS, a series begun in 1855 by Lyman Copeland Draper...and carried on by his successors, Reuben Gold Thwaites, Milo M. Quaife, and Joseph Schafer...With three minor exceptions, t his printing conforms essentially to the original edition..." (Historical Introduction). Fine/None. Item #100018
"The problem which the Lewis and Clark expedition was sent to solve originated with the discovery of America. Columbus, the discoverer, was primarily intent on finding, not a new world, but a new way to an old one, and the accidental discovery of America constituted, in reality, the great tragedy of his career. The disappointment of the hopes of the eager Spaniards of gaining easy access to the wealth of the Indies led them to vent their wrath upon the head of the uinfortunate discoverer, who died in poverty and obscurity and rests in a nameless grave..." (Historical Introduction.
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