Lewis & Clark : legacies, memories, and new perspectives /
This is an exploration of the legacy of Lewis & Clark's momentous journey and, on the occasion of its bicentennial considers the impact of their westward expedition on American culture.
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| Other Authors / Creators: | Fresonke, Kris, 1966- Spence, Mark David. |
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| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Language notes: | English. |
| Imprint: | Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2004. |
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| Online Access: | Click here for full text at JSTOR |
| Summary: | This is an exploration of the legacy of Lewis & Clark's momentous journey and, on the occasion of its bicentennial considers the impact of their westward expedition on American culture. Two centuries after their expedition awoke the nation both to the promise and to the disquiet of the vast territory out west, Lewis and Clark still stir the imagination, and their adventure remains one of the most celebrated and studied chapters in American history. This volume explores the legacy of Lewis and Clark's momentous journey and, on the occasion of its bicentennial, considers the impact of their westward expedition on American culture. Approaching their subject from many different perspectives--literature, history, women's studies, law, medicine, and environmental history, among others--the authors chart shifting attitudes about the explorers and their journals, together creating a compelling, finely detailed picture of the "interdisciplinary intrigue" that has always surrounded Lewis and Clark's accomplishment. This collection is most remarkable for its insights into ongoing debates over the relationships between settler culture and aboriginal peoples, law and land tenure, manifest destiny and westward expansion, as well as over the character of Sacagawea, the expedition's vision of nature, and the interpretation and preservation of the Lewis and Clark Trail. |
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| Item Description: | Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 290 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0520228391 0520238222 0520937147 128235969X 1417520116 1597347108 6612359692 9780520228399 9780520238220 9780520937147 9781282359697 9781417520114 9781597347105 9786612359699 |
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