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Discusses the 1804-1806 Lewis and Clark expedition, or Corps of Discovery, which explored the vast region acquired by the United States in the Louisiana Purchase seeking the ...
Susan Schott Karr - Children's Literature
To find out how the corps of discovery explored the Louisiana Purchase, reached the Pacific Ocean, and returned safely, read on. As part of the "Exploration and Discovery" series, this 64-page edition is set in large type, is double-spaced for ease of reading and is available in library-bound version. The author includes some wonderful detail, such as the list of goods that Indian tribes and the team of Lewis and Clark traded with one another. He infuses the book with a sense of various people's personalities, a feel for the rugged terrain and the personal obstacles they had to overcome on their adventure. Profiles of the characters are provided as sidebars to the main text, which sticks to the path of the exploration and founding of one part of the United States of America. Sidebars are well placed, and the text is further enhanced by a rich collection of artwork, photography and sketches. With a chronology, glossary, further-reading list, Internet-resource list and index, the book will serve as a good source for school research projects. 2003, Mason Crest Publishers,
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Children's Literature
To find out how the corps of discovery explored the Louisiana Purchase, reached the Pacific Ocean, and returned safely, read on. As part of the "Exploration and Discovery" series, this 64-page edition is set in large type, is double-spaced for ease of reading and is available in library-bound version. The author includes some wonderful detail, such as the list of goods that Indian tribes and the team of Lewis and Clark traded with one another. He infuses the book with a sense of various people's personalities, a feel for the rugged terrain and the personal obstacles they had to overcome on their adventure. Profiles of the characters are provided as sidebars to the main text, which sticks to the path of the exploration and founding of one part of the United States of America. Sidebars are well placed, and the text is further enhanced by a rich collection of artwork, photography and sketches. With a chronology, glossary, further-reading list, Internet-resource list and index, the book will serve as a good source for school research projects. 2003, Mason Crest Publishers,— Susan Schott Karr