available in paper
in September 2002
The Definitive
Journals of Lewis and Clark
Seven-volume set
Edited by Gary
E. Moulton
Since
the time of Columbus, explorers dreamed of a water passage across the North
American continent. President Thomas Jefferson shared this dream. He conceived
the Corps of Discovery to travel up the Missouri River to the Rocky Mountains
and westward along possible river routes to the Pacific Ocean. Meriwether Lewis
and William Clark led this expedition of 1804–6. Along the way they filled
hundreds of notebook pages with observations of the geography, Indian tribes,
and natural history of the trans-Mississippi West.
This set of the celebrated Nebraska edition features the seven core volumes—those written by Lewis and Clark—and incorporates a wide range ofnew scholarship dealing with all aspects of the expedition, including geography, Indian languages, plants, and animals, in order to recreate the expedition within its historical context.
$149.95
paper 0-8032-8016-5 LEWSEX
By Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Edited by Gary
E. Moulton
"For almost two hundred years [Lewis and
Clark's] strong words waited, there but not there, printed but not read: our
silent epic. But words can wait: now the captains' writings have at last spilled
out, and fully, in this regal edition."—Larry McMurtry, New York Review
of Books
Since the time of Columbus, explorers dreamed
of a water passage across the North American continent. President Thomas Jefferson
shared this dream. He conceived the Corps of Discovery to travel up the Missouri
River to the Rocky Mountains and westward along possible river routes to the
Pacific Ocean. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led this expedition of 1804–6.
Along the way they filled hundreds of notebook pages with observations of the
geography, Indian tribes, and natural history of the trans-Mississippi West
This volume includes Lewis's and Clark's journals
beginning in August 1803, when Lewis left Pittsburgh to join Clark farther down
the Ohio River. The two men and several recruits camped near the mouth of the
Missouri River for five months of training, acquiring supplies and equipment,
and gathering information from travelers about the trip upriver. They started
up the Missouri in May 1804. This volume ends in August, when the Corps of Discovery
camped near the Vermillion River in present-day South Dakota.
Gary E. Moulton is Thomas C. Sorensen Professor of American History at the University of Nebraska and the recipient of the J. Franklin Jameson Award of the American Historical Association for the editing of these journals.
Paper: 2002, x, 612, CIP.LC 2002018113, 0-8032-8009-2, $24.95
By Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Edited by Gary E. Moulton
Paper: 2002, ix, 544, CIP.LC 2002018113, 0-8032-8010-6,
$24.95
This volume consists of journals, primarily by Clark, that cover the expedition's route up the Missouri River to Fort Mandan in present-day North Dakota and its frigid winter encampment there. It describes the party's encounters with and observations of area Indian tribes. Lewis and Clark collected critical information about traveling westward from Native Americans during this winter. This volume also includes miscellaneous material from the Corps of Discovery's first year.
Gary E. Moulton is Thomas C. Sorensen Professor of American History at the University of Nebraska and the recipient of the J. Franklin Jameson Award of the American Historical Association for the editing of these journals.
By Meriwether Lewis and William Clark Edited by Gary E. Moulton
Paper: 2002, ix, 464, CIP.LC 2002018113, 0-8032-8011-4,
$24.95
In April 1805 Lewis and Clark and their party
set out from Fort Mandan following the Missouri River westward. This volume
recounts their travels through country never before explored by white people.
With new personnel, including the Shoshone Indian woman Sacagawea, her husband
Toussaint Charbonneau, and their baby, nicknamed Pomp, the party spent the rest
of the spring and early summer toiling up the Missouri. Along the way they portaged
the difficult Great Falls, encountered grizzly bears, cataloged new species
of plants and animals, and mapped rivers and streams.
Gary E. Moulton is Thomas C. Sorensen Professor of American History at the University
of Nebraska and the recipient of the J. Franklin Jameson Award of the American
Historical Association for the editing of these journals.
By Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Edited by Gary E. Moulton
Paper: 2002, xii, 415, CIP.LC 2002018113, 0-8032-8012-2,
$24.95
The late-summer and fall months of 1805 were
the most difficult period of Lewis and Clark's journey. This volume documents
their travels from the Three Forks of the Missouri River in present-day Montana
to the Cascades of the Columbia River on today's Washington-Oregon border, including
the expedition's progress over the rugged Bitterroot Mountains, along the nearly
impenetrable Lolo Trail. Along the way, the explorers encounter Shoshones, Flatheads,
Nez Perces, and other Indian tribes, some of whom had never before met white
people.
Gary E. Moulton is Thomas C. Sorensen Professor
of American History at the University of Nebraska and the recipient of the J.
Franklin Jameson Award of the American Historical Association for the editing
of these journals.
By Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Edited by Gary E. Moulton
Paper: 2002, , 543, CIP.LC , 0-8032-8013-0,
$24.95
This volume covers the last leg of the party's route from the Cascades of the
Columbia River to the Pacific Coast, and their stay at Fort Clatsop, near the
river's mouth, until the spring of 1806. Travel and exploration were hampered
by miserable weather. While in winter quarters, Lewis wrote detailed reports
on natural phenomena and Indian life. These descriptions were accompanied by
sketches of plants and animals as well as of Indians and their canoes, tools,
and clothing.
Gary E. Moulton is Thomas C. Sorensen Professor
of American History at the University of Nebraska and the recipient of the J.
Franklin Jameson Award of the American Historical Association for the editing
of these journals.
By Meriwether Lewis and William Clark Edited by Gary E. Moulton
Paper: 2002, , 393, CIP.LC , 0-8032-8014-9,
$24.95
After a rainy winter, the Corps of Discovery
turned homeward in March 1806 from Fort Clatsop on the mouth of the Columbia
River. Detained by winter snows, they camped among the friendly Nez Perces in
modern west-central Idaho. Lewis and Clark attended to sick Indians and continued
their scientific observations while others in the party hunted and socialized
with Native peoples.
Gary E. Moulton is Thomas C. Sorensen Professor of American History at the University of Nebraska and the recipient of the J. Franklin Jameson Award of the American Historical Association for the editing of these journals.
By Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Edited by Gary E. Moulton
Paper: 2002, , 466, CIP.LC , 0-8032-8015-7,
$24.95
This last volume recounts the expedition's experiences
as they continued their journey homeward from present-day Idaho and the party
divided for separate exploration. Lewis probed the northern extent of the Louisiana
Purchase on the Marias River, while Clark traveled southeast toward the Yellowstone
to explore the river and make contact with local Indians. Lewis's party suffered
from bad luck: they encountered grizzlies, horse thieves, and the expedition's
only violent encounter with Native inhabitants, the Piegan Blackfeet. Lewis
was also wounded in a hunting accident. The two parties eventually reunited
below the mouth of the Yellowstone and arrived back in St. Louis to a triumphal
welcome in September 1806.
Gary E. Moulton is Thomas C. Sorensen Professor of American History at the University of Nebraska and the recipient of the J. Franklin Jameson Award of the American Historical Association for the editing of these journals.
David Lavender
Critics have called
David Lavender a "master storyteller" (Library Journal), his prose
"virile, disciplined, yet
personal" (New York Times), and his book "a balanced, learned, and
lively history of an epochal human exploit"
(Choice). Lavender sets the stage with a lucid account of the imperial rivalries
between England, Spain, France,
and the United States, and their role in Thomas Jefferson's decision to sponsor
an expedition that might
strengthen the young country's claims to lands it had purchased but never seen.
Lavender then takes us through
the steps that led to the selection of Meriwether Lewis as the Corps of Discovery's
leader with William Clark as
coleader. From there, the great adventure story unfolds and we follow Lewis
and Clark and their company on their
journey through vast, uncharted territory as they seek a transcontinental route
to the Pacific. From its inception to
its conclusion—a triumph made bittersweet by Lewis's suicide only a few
years later—we witness the trials, the
surprises, the natural wonders, and the successes large and small that the expedition
met with day by day over
the course of two years and thousands of miles. The result is a true classic
of adventure writing and a marvel of
historical storytelling. David Lavender's publications include One Man's West,
Bent's Fort, The Fist in the
Wilderness, and California: Land of New Beginnings, all available in Bison Books
editions.
Paper: 2001, xviii,
444, CIP.LC 2001033592,
0-8032-8003-3, $18.95