From Captain Eugene Fitch Ware's service in the Seventh Iowa Cavalry; an organization charged with keeping the overland routes open and free from Indian attack; came The Indian War of 1864; originally published in 1911; the year of his death.
#378640 in Books Meriwether Lewis William Clark 2004-11-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.27 x 1.15 x 5.51l; 1.44 #File Name: 0803280394497 pagesThe Lewis and Clark Journals An American Epic of Discovery
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A Part of American HistoryBy J.R. McAuleyThis edition of the Lewis Clark Expedition was based; not solely on the Nicholas Biddle's book written in 1814; as were all other renditions since then. He didn't have access to all the journals of members of the expedition other than Lewis Clark themselves that later became available; one as late at the 1960s. Many entries; particularly by Clark; have phonetic spellings that slow the reading. But one can imagine it is more historically accurate and gives a sense of how people of that era spoke and spelled. Sometimes the language is flowery and poetic. The spelling just wasn't settled on. Noah Webster's "An American Dictionary of the English Language" standardized spelling; but wasn't published until 1828; a quarter century after the Expedition. Some spellings of the same word are different in the same journal entry. That's just the way it was; and it makes entries come across as an authentic representation of the Journals of the Lewis Clark Expedition. Some typos by the author are also present.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Llike it a lot; not hard to read at all like the actual journals and more detailed that the summaries I have read.By NickThis is a book for those who want more than a summary and want to see the actual text of the writing; but in a way that you can understand what is being said and what they are meaning. This is much less detailed that all of the journal writing; but most of it you do not want to read (full journals) anyway. This gives the best account I have see yet.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy harry linebackGREAT book
