Weapons Of The Lewis And Clark Expedition
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Author | : Jim Garry |
Publisher | : University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 2012-09-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0806188022 |
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When Meriwether Lewis began shopping for supplies and firearms to take on the Corps of Discovery’s journey west, his first stop was a federal arsenal. For the following twenty-nine months, from the time the Lewis and Clark expedition left Camp Dubois with a cannon salute in 1804 until it announced its return from the West Coast to St. Louis with a volley in 1806, weapons were a crucial component of the participants’ tool kit. In Weapons of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, historian Jim Garry describes the arms and ammunition the expedition carried and the use and care those weapons received. The Corps of Discovery’s purposes were to explore the Missouri and Columbia river basins, to make scientific observations, and to contact the tribes along the way for both science and diplomacy. Throughout the trek, the travelers used their guns to procure food—they could consume around 350 pounds of meat a day—and to protect themselves from dangerous animals. Firearms were also invaluable in encounters with Indian groups, as guns were one of the most sought-after trade items in the West. As Garry notes, the explorers’ willingness to demonstrate their weapons’ firepower probably kept meetings with some tribes from becoming violent. The mix of arms carried by the expedition extended beyond rifles and muskets to include pistols, knives, espontoons, a cannon, and blunderbusses. Each chapter focuses on one of the major types of weapons and weaves accounts from the expedition journals with the author’s knowledge gained from field-testing the muskets and rifles he describes. Appendices tally the weapons carried and explain how the expedition’s flintlocks worked. Weapons of the Lewis and Clark Expedition integrates original research with a lively narrative. This encyclopedic reference will be invaluable to historians and weaponry aficionados.
Author | : Ruby El Hult |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 26 |
Release | : 1960 |
Genre | : Firearms |
ISBN | : |
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Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 123 |
Release | : |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 1428910360 |
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Author | : Robert John Moore |
Publisher | : Farcountry Press |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Clothing and dress |
ISBN | : 1560372389 |
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When the Lewis and Clark Expedition crossed a continent in 1803 to 1806, they started out in U.S. Army uniforms, which gradually had to be replaced with simple leather garments. For parts of those uniforms, only a single drawing, pattern, or example survives. Historian Moore and artist Haynes have researched archives and museums to locate and verify what the men wore, and Haynes has painted and sketched the clothing in scenes of the trip. Also included are Indian styles the men adopted, and the wardrobes of the Creole interpreters and the French boatmen. Weapons and accessories round out this complete record of what the expedition wore or carried--and why. A great reference for artists, living history performers, museums, and military historians.
Author | : Carl Parcher Russell |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 1960 |
Genre | : Lewis and Clark Expedition |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : James B. Garry |
Publisher | : University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2012-09-28 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 0806188006 |
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When Meriwether Lewis began shopping for supplies and firearms to take on the Corps of Discovery’s journey west, his first stop was a federal arsenal. For the following twenty-nine months, from the time the Lewis and Clark expedition left Camp Dubois with a cannon salute in 1804 until it announced its return from the West Coast to St. Louis with a volley in 1806, weapons were a crucial component of the participants’ tool kit. In Weapons of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, historian Jim Garry describes the arms and ammunition the expedition carried and the use and care those weapons received. The Corps of Discovery’s purposes were to explore the Missouri and Columbia river basins, to make scientific observations, and to contact the tribes along the way for both science and diplomacy. Throughout the trek, the travelers used their guns to procure food—they could consume around 350 pounds of meat a day—and to protect themselves from dangerous animals. Firearms were also invaluable in encounters with Indian groups, as guns were one of the most sought-after trade items in the West. As Garry notes, the explorers’ willingness to demonstrate their weapons’ firepower probably kept meetings with some tribes from becoming violent. The mix of arms carried by the expedition extended beyond rifles and muskets to include pistols, knives, espontoons, a cannon, and blunderbusses. Each chapter focuses on one of the major types of weapons and weaves accounts from the expedition journals with the author’s knowledge gained from field-testing the muskets and rifles he describes. Appendices tally the weapons carried and explain how the expedition’s flintlocks worked. Weapons of the Lewis and Clark Expedition integrates original research with a lively narrative. This encyclopedic reference will be invaluable to historians and weaponry aficionados.
Author | : Stuart Wier |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 11 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Firearms |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Roy Milton Chatters |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 10 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Air guns |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : James P. Ronda |
Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 325 |
Release | : 2014-04-01 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0803290195 |
Download Lewis and Clark Among the Indians (Bicentennial Edition) Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Particularly valuable for Ronda's inclusion of pertinent background information about the various tribes and for his ethnological analysis. An appendix also places the Sacagawea myth in its proper perspective. Gracefully written, the book bridges the gap between academic and general audiences.OCo"Choice""
Author | : Alvin M. Josephy, Jr. |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 2008-12-10 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 0307487458 |
Download Lewis and Clark Through Indian Eyes Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
At the heart of this landmark collection of essays rests a single question: What impact, good or bad, immediate or long-range, did Lewis and Clark’s journey have on the Indians whose homelands they traversed? The nine writers in this volume each provide their own unique answers; from Pulitzer prize-winner N. Scott Momaday, who offers a haunting essay evoking the voices of the past; to Debra Magpie Earling’s illumination of her ancestral family, their survival, and the magic they use to this day; to Mark N. Trahant’s attempt to trace his own blood back to Clark himself; and Roberta Conner’s comparisons of the explorer’s journals with the accounts of the expedition passed down to her. Incisive and compelling, these essays shed new light on our understanding of this landmark journey into the American West.