The Natural History of the Long Expedition to the Rocky Mountains (1819-1820).
Title:
The Natural History of the Long Expedition to the Rocky Mountains (1819-1820).
Author:
Evans, Howard Ensign.
ISBN:
9780195354768
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (281 pages)
Contents:
CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- 1 SETTING THE STAGE -- 2 CAST OF CHARACTERS -- 3 DOWN THE OHIO -- 4 UP THE MISSOURI -- 5 OVERWINTERING AT ENGINEER CANTONMENT -- 6 NEW PLANS AND A NEW CAST OF CHARACTERS -- 7 TO THE ROCKIES -- 8 EXPLORING THE FRONT RANGE -- 9 DOWN THE ARKANSAS -- 10 THE SEARCH FOR THE RED RIVER -- 11 EPIILOGUE -- Appendix I: ANIMALS (OTHER THAN INSECTS) DESCRIBED BY THOMAS SAY IN THE ACCOUNT OF THE LONG EXPEDITION, 1819-1820 -- Appendix II: INSECTS DESCRIBED BY THOMAS SAY FROM SPECIMENS COLLECTED ON THE LONG EXPEDITION, 1819-1820 -- Appendix III: PLANTS NEWLY DISCOVERED AND DESCRIBED FROM THE LONG EXPEDITION, 1820 -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Abstract:
Preface1. Setting the Stage2. Cast of Characters3. Down the Ohio4. Up the Missouri5. Overwintering at Engineer Cantonment6. New Plans and a New Cast of Characters7. To the Rockies8. Exploring the Front Range9. Down the Arkansas10. The Search for the Red River11. EpilogueAppendix I. Animals (Other than Insects) Described by Thomas Say in the Account of the Long Expedition, 1819-1820Appendix II. Insects Described by Thomas Say from Specimens Collected on the Long Expedition, 1819-1820Appendix III. Plants Newly Discovered and Described from the Long Expedition, 1820BibliographyIndex.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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