Category: History: U.S.: L&C

Copyright/published Year: 2002 by Graphic Arts Publ.

ISBN: 1-55868-645-2

Binding: CLOTH

Description: In 1803, a group of intrepid explorers led by Meriwether Lewis ì and William Clark set off on an daunting mission: to explore and ì document the vast interior of North America all the way to the ì Pacific Ocean. In celebration of the bicentennial of this famed ì expedition, Lewis and Clark from the Rockies to the ì Pacific takes a unique look at the most challenging, ì dangerous segment of the expedition's journey: the unexplored ì territory of the West.

The discoveries of Lewis and Clark revealed to the world the ì wonders, resources, and Native peoples of what would later be ì designated "Oregon Country": the Plains, the Rockies, the ì Columbia River Plateau, and the Northwest Coast.

Beckham's captivating essay includes excerpts from the Lewis and ì Clark journals. Reynolds's stunning photography provides a ì glimpse of what the spectacular landscape might have looked like ì through the eyes of these courageous explorers.

About the Author
Stephen Dow Beckham is a professor at Oregon's Lewis & Clark ì College and is a regional expert on the Lewis and Clark ì expedition. His other books on the history of the Northwest ì include Requiem for a People, Many Faces, and The Indians of ì Western Oregon.

Photographer and graphic designer Robert M. Reynolds has designed ì and photographed numerous books including OREGON'S NATIONAL ì FORESTS, OREGON WINE COUNTRY, and WASHINGTON WINE COUNTRY.

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