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Scrutinizes the motivations for the Lewis and Clark expedition and the environmental ramifications of its discoveries on the people and the landscape of the Columbia River Basin. This book examines the ways in which the Lewis and Clark Exposition advanced President Jefferson's goal of developing the economic potential of the Pacific Northwest.

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Illustrations
Preface
Introduction: The Corps of Discovery in American & Oregon History by William L. Lang
Exploring a Foreign Place: The Lewis and Clark Expedition in Oregon Country by by William L. Lang
Starting a Second Century: Oregon Looks to the Past & the Future at the Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition of 1905 by Carl Abbott
Epilogue: A Conversation on the History of Lewis & Clark & the Bicentennial Commemoration of 2005 by Carl Abbott, Roberta Conner, William L. Lang, and Christopher Zinn
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Two Centuries of Lewis and Clark

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      Publisher: Oregon Historical Society Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/12/2004
      ISBN13: 9780875952888, 978-0875952888
      ISBN10: 0875952887

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Scrutinizes the motivations for the Lewis and Clark expedition and the environmental ramifications of its discoveries on the people and the landscape of the Columbia River Basin. This book examines the ways in which the Lewis and Clark Exposition advanced President Jefferson's goal of developing the economic potential of the Pacific Northwest.

      Table of Contents

      Illustrations
      Preface
      Introduction: The Corps of Discovery in American & Oregon History by William L. Lang
      Exploring a Foreign Place: The Lewis and Clark Expedition in Oregon Country by by William L. Lang
      Starting a Second Century: Oregon Looks to the Past & the Future at the Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition of 1905 by Carl Abbott
      Epilogue: A Conversation on the History of Lewis & Clark & the Bicentennial Commemoration of 2005 by Carl Abbott, Roberta Conner, William L. Lang, and Christopher Zinn
      Notes
      Bibliography
      Index

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