History Of The Expedition Of Captains Lewis And Clark 1804-5-6. Reprinted From The Edition Of 1814. Two Volumes

HOSMER, JAMES K. [WITH INTRODUCTION AND INDEX BY]

Publication: A C McClurg & Co, 1902, Chicago

First edition thus. Reprinted from the edition of 1814. 8vo. Volume I: Two-tone brown and tan cloth, titles stamped in gold gilt on the spine, lvi [2], 500 pp., frontispiece [portrait of Meriwether Lewis], Publisher's Note, Introduction, Preface to Edition 1814, Life of Captain Lewis by Thomas Jefferson, illustrated, 3 maps.Volume II: Two-tone brown and tan cloth, titles stamped in gold gilt on the spine, frontispiece [portrait of William Clark], xi [3], 586 pp., illustrated, 3 maps, appendix, index. A history of the Lewis & Clark Expedition along with a carefully prepared, analytical index by Dr. Hosmer, a feature which the original edition lacked. Hosmer also has prepared an Introduction that gives the events which led up to the great expedition, and the vast development that flowed from it. An attractive near fine set.

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