| INTRODUCTION. The Editor |
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| PREVIOUS EXPLORATIONS |
page |
| Spain |
xvii |
| New France |
xvii |
| England |
xviii |
| Missouri River Expeditions |
xix |
| French Traders and Trappers |
xix |
| Jefferson's Dream |
xx |
| Proposition to G. R. Clark |
xx |
| Ledyard's Project |
xx |
| Armstrong's Attempt |
xxi |
| The Michaux Plan |
xxi |
| On the Northwest Coast |
xxii |
| Congressional Aid Secured |
xxiii |
| MERIWETHER LEWIS |
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| Early Years |
xxiv |
| Military Experiences |
xxiv |
| Selected to Command Expedition |
xxv |
| In Training |
xxvi |
| WILLIAM CLARK |
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| A Notable Family |
xxvii |
| Military Services |
xxviii |
| Lewis's Invitation |
xxx |
| THE EXPEDITION |
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| The Louisiana Purchase |
xxx |
| Personelle |
xxxi |
| At River Dubois Camp |
xxxi |
| The First Season |
xxxii |
| At Fort Clatsop |
xxxii |
| The Return |
xxxiii |
| THE STORY OF LEWIS AND CLARK'S JOURNALS |
page |
| Jefferson's Concern |
xxxiv |
| The Various Journals |
xxxiv |
| Journalizing Methods |
xxxv |
| The First News |
xxxvi |
| Gass's Journal |
xxxvi |
| Lewis's Prospectus |
xxxvii |
| Delayed by Public Duties |
xxxvii |
| Lewis's Death |
xxxviii |
| Clark Engages Biddle |
xxxviii |
| Biddle at Work |
xl |
| Wanted: A Publisher |
xli |
| A Publisher Found |
xlii |
| Paul Allen's Revision |
xlii |
| A Profitless Undertaking |
xliv |
| Difficulty of Biddle's Task |
xliv |
| Barton's Proposed Work |
xlv |
| A Successful Paraphrase |
xlv |
| Jefferson Dissatisfied |
xlvi |
| Jefferson's Search for Original Journals |
xlvi |
| Biddle Surrenders Note-books |
xlviii |
| Used by Coues |
xlix |
| Coues's Report on Codices |
xlix |
| Philosophical Society concludes to publish |
l |
| Search for Ordway Journal |
l |
| The Voorhis Collection |
li |
| Clark Journals |
li |
| Miscellaneous Material |
lii |
| Maps |
liii |
| An Interesting Query |
liii |
| Neglected Manuscripts |
liv |
| Pryor, Floyd, Frazier, and Woodhouse Journals |
liv |
| All Records now in Sight |
lvi |
| A New View of Lewis and Clark |
lvi |
| Editorial Problems |
lvii |
| Acknowledgments |
lviii |
| BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DATA. Victor Hugo Paltsits |
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| INTRODUCTORY |
lxi |
| JEFFERSON'S MESSAGE |
lxiii |
| COUNTERFEIT PUBLICATIONS |
lxvi |
| GASS |
lxvi |
| GENUINE HISTORY |
lxxvii |
| MISCELLANEA |
lxxxiv |
THE ORIGINAL JOURNALS OF CAPTAINS MERIWETHER
LEWIS AND WILLIAM CLARK. The Journals
Proper
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| CHAPTER I.—FROM RIVER DUBOIS TO THE PLATTE. |
3 |
Clark's Journal and Orders, January 30–July 22, 1804.
Entries and Orders by Lewis, February 20, March 3, May 15, 20,
26, and July 8, 12. |
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| CHAPTER II.—FROM THE PLATTE TO VERMILION RIVER |
89 |
| Clark's Journal, July 23–August 24, 1804. |
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| CHAPTER III.—FROM THE VERMILION TO TETON RIVER |
121 |
Clark's Journal, August, 25—September 24, 1804.
Entries and Orders by Lewis, August 26, 28, and September 16, 17. |
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| CHAPTER IV.—FROM TETON RIVER TO THE MANDANS |
164 |
Clark's Journal and Orders, September 25—October 26, 1804.
Order by Lewis, October 13. |
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| CHAPTER V.—AMONG THE MANDANS |
208 |
| Clark's Journal, October 27—December 27, 1804. |
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| CHAPTER VI.—AMONG THE MANDANS |
242 |
Clark's Journal, December 28, 1804—February 2, 1805, February
13-March 21, 1805.
Entries by Lewis, February 3–13 and Match 16. |
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| CHAPTER VII.—FROM FORT MANDAN TO THE YELLOWSTONE |
277 |
Clark's Journal, March 22—April 27, 1805.
Lewis's Journal, April 7–27. |
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CHAPTER VIII.—FROM THE YELLOWSTONE TO THE
MUSSELSHELL (Part 1) |
348 |
Lewis's Journal, April 28—May 5, 1805.
Clark's Journal, April 28—May 5, |
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