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Lewis & Clark: From the Lower to the Upper River
by NoahBrooks Beginning a Long JourneyNovel Experiences among the IndiansFrom the Lower to the Upper River The party finally set sail up the Missouri River on Monday, May…Osage, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia) OsageOsageōˈsāj, ōsājˈ [key], indigenous people of North America whose language belongs to the Siouan branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). In…Bighorn, river, United States
(Encyclopedia) Bighorn, river, 461 mi (741 km) long, formed in W central Wyo. by the confluence of the Wind and Pop Agie rivers and flowing north to join the Yellowstone River in S Mont. The Bighorn…Saint Joseph, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) Saint JosephSaint Josephsānt jōˈzəf [key]. 1 City (1990 pop. 9,214), seat of Berrien co., SW Mich., a port on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the St. Joseph River across from Benton…Shelby, Joseph Orville
(Encyclopedia) Shelby, Joseph Orville, 1830–97, Confederate cavalry commander in the American Civil War, b. Lexington, Ky. He made a considerable fortune in rope manufacturing in Kentucky and…Lewis & Clark: To the Great Falls of the Missouri
by NoahBrooks In the Solitudes of the Upper MissouriA the Heart of the ContinentTo the Great Falls of the Missouri Next day, June 8, the Lewis party returned to the main…Lewis & Clark: In the Solitudes of the Upper Missouri
by NoahBrooks In the Haunts of Grizzlies and BuffaloTo the Great Falls of the MissouriIn the Solitudes of the Upper Missouri Under date of May 17, the journal of the…Cape Girardeau
(Encyclopedia) Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau jĭrärˈdō, jērərdōˈ [key], city (2020 pop…Saint Charles
(Encyclopedia) Saint Charles. 1 City (1990 pop. 22,501), Kane co., NE Ill., on the Fox River, a suburb of Chicago; inc. 1850. Located in an agricultural area (corn and soybeans), the city has food-…Laclede, Pierre
(Encyclopedia) Laclede, PierreLaclede, Pierrepyĕr läklĕdˈ [key], c.1724–1778, French pioneer in the United States. His surname was Liguest, but he adopted the name Pierre Laclede. He went to New…