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Focuses on stories and storytellers. The beginning of the nineteenth century represents a time when America passed into a headlong rush for empire and when 'the West' loomed large as a dream for some and a nightmare for others. This is an interpretation of the young Republic's fascination with the West.

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A Promise of Rivers: Thomas Jefferson and the Exploration of Western Waterways; Lewis and Clark in the Age(s) of Exploration; The ""Core"" of Discovery; Maps and Storied Landscapes; Imagining the West: Through the Eyes of Lewis and Clark; A Moment in Time: The West -- September 1806; Coboway's Tale: A Story of Power and Places Along the Colombia; A Lewis and Clark Homecoming; Index.

Finding the West Explorations with Lewis and

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      Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 28/02/2006
      ISBN13: 9780826324184, 978-0826324184
      ISBN10: 0826324185

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Focuses on stories and storytellers. The beginning of the nineteenth century represents a time when America passed into a headlong rush for empire and when 'the West' loomed large as a dream for some and a nightmare for others. This is an interpretation of the young Republic's fascination with the West.

      Table of Contents
      A Promise of Rivers: Thomas Jefferson and the Exploration of Western Waterways; Lewis and Clark in the Age(s) of Exploration; The ""Core"" of Discovery; Maps and Storied Landscapes; Imagining the West: Through the Eyes of Lewis and Clark; A Moment in Time: The West -- September 1806; Coboway's Tale: A Story of Power and Places Along the Colombia; A Lewis and Clark Homecoming; Index.

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