Wilderness Journey

The Life of William Clark

William E. Foley (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

344 Seiten

2004
University of Missouri Press (Verlag)
978-0-8262-1533-8 (ISBN)

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Although studies have been published on virtually every facet of the Lewis and Clark Journey, Wilderness Journey is the first detailed account of Clark's lengthy and multifaceted life. Intended for the general reader, as well as for specialists, this fascinating book provides a thorough account of one of America's most significant frontiersman.

Strange as it may seem today, William Clark - most known as the American explorer who joined Meriwether Lewis in leading an overland expedition to the Pacific - mattered for far more than his famed Voyage of Discovery, dramatic and daring though that venture may have been. Although studies have been published on virtually every facet of the Lewis and Clark Journey, Wilderness Journey is the first comprehensive account of Clark's lengthy and multifaceted life. Following Lewis and Clark's great odyssey, Clark's service as a soldier, Indian diplomat, and government official placed him at center stage in the national quest to possess and occupy North America's vast western hinterland and prefigured U.S. policies in the region. In his personal life, Clark had to overcome challenges no less daunting than those he faced in the public arena. Foley pays careful attention to the family and business dimensions of Clark's private world, adding richness to this well-rounded and revealing portrait of the man and his courageous life. Coinciding with the Bicentennial in 2004 of Lewis and Clark's famed Corps of Discovery, Wilderness Journey fills a major gap in scholarship.

William E. Foley is Professor Emeritus of History at Central Missouri State University. He is the General Editor of the Missouri Biography Series and author or editor of numerous books, including Genesis of Missouri: From Wilderness Outpost to Statehood, Dictionary of Missouri Biography, and A History of Missouri, Volume 1: 1673-1820, all available from the University of Missouri Press.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.5.2004
Reihe/Serie	Missouri Biography Series
Zusatzinfo	illustrations
Verlagsort	Missouri
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
	Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Nord- / Mittelamerika
	Reisen ► Reiseführer ► Nord- / Mittelamerika
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
ISBN-10	0-8262-1533-5 / 0826215335
ISBN-13	978-0-8262-1533-8 / 9780826215338
Zustand	Neuware