Lewis & Clark : legacies, memories, and new perspectives / / edited by Kris Fresonke and Mark Spence

• Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (299 p.)
• Disciplina: 917.804/2
• Soggetto topico: Explorers - West (U.S.)
• Altri autori: FresonkeKris <1966-> SpenceMark David
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Living with Lewis & Clark -- Chapter 2. Wilderness Aesthetics -- Chapter 3. "Two dozes of barks and opium" -- Chapter 4. The Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis & Clark Expedition -- Chapter 5. "Twice-born" from the Waters -- Chapter 6. George Shannon and C. S. Rafinesque -- Chapter 7. "We are not dealing entirely with the past" -- Chapter 8. Sacajawea, Meet Cogewea -- Chapter 10. Let's Play Lewis & Clark! -- Chapter 11. On the Tourist Trail with Lewis & Clark -- Chapter 12. The Lewis & Clark Bicentennial -- Epilogue. "We proceeded on" -- Contributors -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Altri titoli varianti: Lewis and Clark
• Titolo autorizzato: Lewis & Clark
• ISBN: 1-282-35969-X; 1-59734-710-8; 9786612359699; 0-520-93714-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450407003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II