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Autore: | Evans Howard Ensign |
Titolo: | The natural history of the Long Expedition to the Rocky Mountains (1819-1820) [[electronic resource] /] / Howard Ensign Evans |
Pubblicazione: | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1997 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
Disciplina: | 508.78 |
Soggetto topico: | Natural history - West (U.S.) |
Soggetto geografico: | West (U.S.) Description and travel |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1 SETTING THE STAGE; 2 CAST OF CHARACTERS; 3 DOWN THE OHIO; 4 UP THE MISSOURI; 5 OVERWINTERING AT ENGINEER CANTONMENT; 6 NEW PLANS AND A NEW CAST OF CHARACTERS; 7 TO THE ROCKIES; 8 EXPLORING THE FRONT RANGE; 9 DOWN THE ARKANSAS; 10 THE SEARCH FOR THE RED RIVER; 11 EPIILOGUE; Appendix I: ANIMALS (OTHER THAN INSECTS) DESCRIBED BY THOMAS SAY IN THE ACCOUNT OF THE LONG EXPEDITION, 1819-1820; Appendix II: INSECTS DESCRIBED BY THOMAS SAY FROM SPECIMENS COLLECTED ON THE LONG EXPEDITION, 1819-1820; Appendix III: PLANTS NEWLY DISCOVERED AND DESCRIBED FROM THE LONG EXPEDITION, 1820 |
BIBLIOGRAPHYINDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z | |
Sommario/riassunto: | Acquiring the Louisiana Territory almost doubled the size of the USA, adding 800,000 square miles of land scarcely explored or mapped. This text offers a history of the 1819 expedition - the first scientific exploration of the territory to be accompanied by trained naturalists and artists. |
Titolo autorizzato: | The natural history of the Long Expedition to the Rocky Mountains (1819-1820) |
ISBN: | 1-280-52932-6 |
9786610529322 | |
0-19-535476-1 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910451286503321 |
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