| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780060159825 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
917.8042 Lav |
| Item number |
15 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number |
917.8042 Lav |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Lavender, David Siever |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The way to the Western Sea |
| Remainder of title |
Lewis & Clark acreoss the continent |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
by David Lavender |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Harper & Row |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
1988 |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
New York |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
444 p. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Includes Bibliography and Index |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Title |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Maps; Acknowledgments; One: Beginner's Luck; Two: Preparing for the Future; Three: Grappling with Logistics; Four: Trial Run; Five: Facing Reality; Six: Smoky Water; Seven: Emphasis on Indians; Eight: Into Winter; Nine: The Grand Plan; Ten: Forty Below-and Far to Go; Eleven: Hazards by Water; Twelve: The Great Portage; Thirteen: The Great Divide; Fourteen: Hunger; Fifteen: Wild Water; Sixteen: The Farthest Reach; Seventeen: Against the Flow; Eighteen: Peace Mission to the Blackfeet; Nineteen: Hurrying Home; Twenty: Endings. Appendix I: Jefferson's Instructions to LewisAppendix II: The Permanent Party; Appendix III: Much Ado About Little-The Case of the Lydia; Notes; Bibliography; Other titles by David Lavender |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
Critics have called David Lavender a ""master storyteller"" (Library Journal), his prose ""virile, disciplined, yet personal"" (New York Times), and his book ""a balanced, learned, and lively history of an epochal human exploit"" (Choice). Lavender sets the stage with a lucid account of the imperial rivalries between England, Spain, France, and the United States, and their role in Thomas Jefferson''s decision to sponsor an expedition that might strengthen the young country''s claims to lands it had purchased but never seen. Lavender then takes us through the steps that led to the selection of |
| 600 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Lewis, Meriwether |
| Dates associated with a name |
1774-1809 |
| 600 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Clark, William |
| Dates associated with a name |
1770-1838. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
900 - 999 |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
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