THE JOURNALS OF LEWIS AND CLARK : American Heritage Library

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1953. First Edition, 3rd Pinting . Soft cover. New/None as Issued. Erwin Raisz (Maps). Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Illustrated softcover/NF w/trace shelfwear. Excellent, authoratative condensed/edited presentatation of the The Journals of Lewis and Clark by historian of America West & Pulitzer prize winner Bernard DeVoto (1897-1955). Volume remains essentially intact & includes major events of the Reuben Thwaites edition (1904-1905) enriched by interpolated entries from Private Joseph Whitehouse, Seargents John Orway & Patrick Grass, and further enhanced with elucidating editorial remarks. 504 pgs in 33 chapters followed by 3 appendices. A classic, in one volume, unto itself. Fine use of primary resources. The Lewis and Clark Expedition (August 31, 1803, to September 25, 1806) was also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition composed of a select group of U.S. Army & civilian volunteers under the command of Captain Meriwether Lewis and his close friend Second Lieutenant William Clark. The expedition itself was commisioned by President Thomas Jefferson commissioned the expedition shortly after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 to explore newly acquired territory.