Title History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis and Clark. Volume II / [edited by] Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

Published New York : SNOVA, 2021

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Description 1 online resource (407 p.) Series American history, cullture and literature American History, Culture and Literature Contents Intro -- Contents -- Preface* -- Chapter 1 -- The Party Proceed in Canoes-Description of an Indian Sweating Bath and Burial Place-Many Dangerous Rapids Passed-Narrow Escape of One of the Canoes-In the Passage Down They Are Visited by Several Indians, All of Whom Manifest Pacific Dispositions-Desc... -- Chapter 2 -- The Party in Their Passage Still Visited by the Indians-Lepage's River Described-Immense Quantities of Salmon Caught by the Indians-Description of the River Towahnahiooks-Indian Mode of Stacking Fish, and Preparing Them for Market-Description of the .. Description of an Indian Burial-Place- The Rapids Passed in Safety -- Chapter 3 -- First Appearance of Tide Water in the Columbia River-Description of the Quicksand River-Some Account of the Skilloot Indians-The Party Pass the River Coweliske-Some Account of the Washkiacum Indians-Arrival on the Borders of the Pacific-Disagree... -- Chapter 4 Extravagant Passion of the Natives for Blue Beads, Which Constitute Amongst Them the Circulating Medium of the Country-The Party Still in Search of a Suitable Place for Winter Quarters-Still Suffering from the Constant Deluges of Rain-Are Visited by... -- Chapter 5 -- A Party, Headed by Captain Clarke, Go in Quest of a Whale Driven on the Shore of the Pacific to Obtain Some of the Oil-They Pass Clatsop River, Which Is Described- The Perilous Nature of This Jaunt, and the Grandeur of the Scenery Described-Indian M... -- Chapter 6 An Account of the Clatsops, Killamucks, Chinnooks and Cathlamahs-Their Uniform Custom of Flattening the Forehead- The Dress of These Savages, and Their Ornaments, Described-The Licensed Prostitution of the Women, Married and Unmarried, of Which a Lud... -- Chapter 7 -- A General Description of the Beasts, Birds and Plants, &C. Found by the Party in This Expedition -- Chapter 8 Difficulty of Procuring Means of Subsistence for the Party-They Determine to Resume Their Journey to the Mountains-They Leave in the Hands of the Indians aWritten Memorandum, Importing Their Having Penetrated to the Pacific, Through the Route of ... -- Chapter 9 -- Description of Wappatoo Island, and the Mode in Which the Nations Gather Wappatoo-The Character of the Soil and Its Productions-The Numerous Tribes Residing in Its Vicinity-The Probability That They Were All of the Tribe of the Multnomahs Originally... -- Chapter 10 Notes Description based upon print version of record Captain Clarke Procures Four Horses for the Transportation of the Baggage-Some Further Account of the Skilloot Tribe-Their Joy at the First Appearance of Salmon in the Columbia-Their Thievish Propensities-The Party Arrive at the Village of the Enee.. Subject Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809 -- Travel -- West (U.S.) Clark, William, 1770-1838 -- Travel -- West (U.S.) Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809. Clark, William, 1770-1838. SUBJECT Clark, William, 1770-1838 fast Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809 fast Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84018492 Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806) -- Journals Subject Travel SUBJECT West (U.S.) -- Description and travel. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85146142 Missouri River -- Description and travel Columbia River -- Description and travel West (U.S.) -- History -- To 1848. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85146152 Subject Missouri River United States -- Columbia River West United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809, editor. Clark, William, 1770-1838, editor. ISBN 1536191663 9781536191660

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