| Into the Wilderness: The Lewis and Clark Expedition Contributor(s): Holmberg, James J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813109132 ISBN-13: 9780813109138 Publisher: University Press of Kentucky OUR PRICE: $6.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2003 Annotation: When Thomas Jefferson sent a team of explorers to discover a way to the Pacific Ocean two hundred years ago, the western border of the United States was the Mississippi River. It was Jefferson's dream to uncover the mysteries of the distant lands beyond. In 1803, the president sent a team of thirty men, lead by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, on a monumental, two-and-a-half-year expedition up the Missouri River, across the Rocky Mountains, down the Columbia River to the Pacific, and back home again. Written on an upper elementary school level expressly for adult literacy students and students of English as a second language, Into the Wilderness describes the famous journey that made these men the celebrated heroes they are today. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Exploration & Discovery |
| Dewey: 917.804 |
| LCCN: 2003012047 |
| Series: New Books for New Readers |
| Physical Information: 0.22" H x 5.22" W x 8.62" (0.22 lbs) 56 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "When Thomas Jefferson sent a team of explorers to discover a way to the Pacific Ocean two hundred years ago, the western border of the United States was the Mississippi River. It was Jefferson's dream to uncover the mysteries of the distant lands beyond. In 1803, the president sent a team of thirty men, lead by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, up the Missouri River, across the Rocky Mountains, down the Columbia River to the Pacific, and back home again. During this monumental, two-and-a-half-year expedition, Lewis and Clark gathered samples of plants, animals, and Indian crafts. Into the Wilderness describes the difficult yet successful journey that made these men the celebrated heroes they are today. James J. Holmberg, curator of special collections at the Filson Historical Society, is the author of Dear Brother: Letters of William Clark to Jonathan Clark. |