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Down the Columbia to Tidewater
Chapter 15 Chapter 17 Down the Columbia to Tidewater The voyagers were now drifting down the Columbia River, and they found the way impeded by many rapids, some of them very…Lewis & Clark: Down the Columbia to Tidewater
by NoahBrooks Down the Pacific SlopeFrom Tidewater to the SeaDown the Columbia to Tidewater The voyagers were now drifting down the Columbia River, and they found the…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, April 19, 1806
Day 1337 Day 1339 Clark, April 19, 1806 Saturday 19th April 1806. We deturmined to make the portage to the head of the long narrows with our baggage and 5 Small Canoes, the 2 large Canoes…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, June 18, 1806
Day 1459 Day 1461 Lewis, June 18, 1806 Wednesday June 18th 1806. This morning we had considerable difficulty in collecting our horses they having straggled off to a considerable distance in…metaphysical poets
(Encyclopedia) metaphysical poets, name given to a group of English lyric poets of the 17th cent. The term was first used by Samuel Johnson (1744). The hallmark of their poetry is the metaphysical…Metchnikoff, Élie
(Encyclopedia) Metchnikoff, ÉlieMetchnikoff, Élieālēˈ mĕchˈnĭkôf [key], 1845–1916, Russian biologist. He studied in Russia and Germany, lectured at the Univ. of Odessa, and, after working with…Vattel, Emerich de
(Encyclopedia) Vattel, Emerich deVattel, Emerich deāˈmərĭkh də vätĕlˈ [key], 1714–67, Swiss philosopher and jurist. He served (1746–58) as Saxon minister at Bern and later in the cabinet of Augustus…Down the Pacific Slope
Chapter 14 Chapter 16 Down the Pacific Slope The early days of October were spent in making preparations for the descent of the river,--the Kooskooskee. Here they made their…Lewis & Clark: Down the Pacific Slope
by NoahBrooks Across the Great DivideDown the Columbia to TidewaterDown the Pacific Slope The early days of October were spent in making preparations for the descent…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 6, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 5, 1806May 7, 1806May 6, 1806 Tuesday May 6th 1806. This morning the husband of the sick woman was as good as his word, he produced us a…