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Idioma: Inglés
Editorial: University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, Nebraska, 2001
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Librería: Adventures Underground, Richland, WA, Estados Unidos de AmericaAdventures Underground
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Trade Paperback. Condición: New. No Jacket. Lavender sets the stage with a lucid account of the imperial rivalries between England, Spain, France, and the United States, and their role in Thomas Jefferson's decision to sponsor an expedition that might strengthen the young country's claims to lands it had purchased but never seen. Lavender then takes us through steps that led to the selection of Meriwether Lewis as the Corps of Discovery's leader with William Clark as coleader. From there the great adventure unfolds, and we follow Lewis and Clark and their company on their journey through vast, uncharted territory as they seek a transcontinental route to the Pacific. New Book.…
