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The Natural History of Lewis and Clark Expedition Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Burroughs, Raymond Darwin (Editor)
ISBN: 0870133896     ISBN-13: 9780870133893
Publisher: Michigan State University Press
OUR PRICE:   $17.96  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: December 1995
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Annotation: Raymond D. Burroughs' The Natural History of the Lewis and Clark Expedition stands unequaled as a ready reference to the zoological work of the United States' premier western exploration. Burroughs continued the work begun by Elliott Coues in the nineteenth century and he prepared the way for a fuller account that Paul Russell Cutright accomplished in this century. Cutright's study completes the task begun by earlier naturalist-historians but in no way eclipses the pioneering efforts of Burroughs.
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BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - 19th Century
- Science | Life Sciences - Zoology - General
- History | Expeditions & Discoveries
Dewey: 591.978
Physical Information: 1.05" H x 6.02" W x 9.02" (1.22 lbs) 340 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1800-1850
- Cultural Region - Western U.S.
 
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First published in 1961, "The Natural History of the Lewis and Clark Expedition" was the first work to discuss in detail the contributions to America's natural history made by the Corps of Discovery (1804-1806), or the Lewis and Clark Expedition, as it is popularly known. Raymond Darwin Burroughs tallied the quantity of game killed and consumed during the course of the expedition.
This paperback edition of Burroughs' work contains the entire original text, as well as a new introduction by Lewis and Clark scholar Robert Carriker. The major contribution of "The Natural History of the Lewis and Clark Expedition" was to organize and catalog the disparate discussions of animal and plant life that are scattered throughout the original journals by expedition members. These observations are presented in the explorers' words along with Burroughs's expert commentary."