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The Forgotten Expedition 1804-1805 : The Louisiana Purchase Journals of...
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Signed
- No
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Original Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780807131657
- Book Title
- Forgotten Expedition 1804-1805 : the Louisiana Purchase Journals of Dunbar and Hunter
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- LSU Press
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Travel, Science, History
- Topic
- Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), United States / South / West South Central (Ar, La, Ok, Tx), United States / 19th Century, Adventurers & Explorers, United States / General
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 19.7 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 284 Pages
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At the same time that he charged Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the great Northwest, President Thomas Jefferson commissioned William Dunbar and George Hunter to make a parallel journey through the southern unmapped regions of the Louisiana Purchase. From October 16, 1804, to January 26, 1805, Dunbar and Hunter, both renowned scientists, made their way through what is now northern Louisiana and southern Arkansas, ascending the Ouachita River and investigating the natural curiosity called "the hot springs." Though Dunbar and Hunter's journals have the same value and appeal as Lewis's, theirs have long been out of print and have never been published in a single volume. Their daily accounts now appear together, enhanced by a wealth of useful notes.The team of the "Grand Expedition," as it was optimistically named, was the first to send its findings on the newly annexed territory to the president, who received Dunbar and Hunter's detailed journals with pleasure. They include descriptions of flora and fauna, geology, weather, landscapes, and native peoples and European settlers, as well as astronomical and navigational records that allowed the first accurate English maps of the region and its waterways to be produced. Their scientific experiments conducted at the hot springs may be among the first to discover a microscopic phenomena still under research today.The Forgotten Expedition completes the picture of the Louisiana Purchase presented through the journals of explorers Lewis and Clark, Zebulon Pike, and Thomas Freeman and Peter Custis. It is a treasure of the early natural history of North America and the first depiction of this new U.S. southern frontier."Set out at half past six a.m. The morning very foggy on the river & not so cold as yesterday. The banks still rising in height by slow degrees & the land more & more intermixed with sand. Found on the bank a young Fawn just killed by a Panther, the throat being tore very much. We took it on board & made a hearty meal of it, or two for all hands.""
Product Identifiers
Publisher
LSU Press
ISBN-10
0807131652
ISBN-13
9780807131657
eBay Product ID (ePID)
50480675
Product Key Features
Book Title
Forgotten Expedition 1804-1805 : the Louisiana Purchase Journals of Dunbar and Hunter
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), United States / South / West South Central (Ar, La, Ok, Tx), United States / 19th Century, Adventurers & Explorers, United States / General
Publication Year
2006
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Travel, Science, History
Number of Pages
284 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
19.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
F353.D86 2006
Copyright Date
2006
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2005-031032
Dewey Decimal
973.4/6
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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