The Lewis and Clark Expedition: Then and Now

Drawn mostly from the 1998-2002 Dakota Conference on Northern Plains History, Literature, Art, and Archeology held at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, SD, 18 essays explore the myths and realities of the Lewis & Clark Expedition (1804-06). Kvernes (emeritus, English, Southern Illinois U.-Carbondale) introduces themes and bibliographies relating to past and present interpretations of its predecessors, and literary, medical, colonial, and Native American trade aspects. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR