Lewis and Clark on the Great Plains: A Natural History

Lewis and Clark on the Great Plains is an easy-to-use reference on the wildlife that Meriwether Lewis and William Clark encountered during their 1804-6 Corps of Discovery expedition. More than one hundred animals and plants that were first carefully described and in some cases discovered by Lewis and Clark are identified here. More than accounts of the regional flora and fauna, Lewis and Clark on the Great Plains examines the lasting importance of the expedition's discoveries, the significance of the Plains plants and animals to local Native Americans, and the current status of Plains wildlife. Lavishly illustrated with Paul A. Johnsgard's drawings of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and plants, the book also includes a guide to the Lewis and Clark sites of botanical and zoological interest and more than seventy sites where readers can follow in the footsteps of two of America's greatest pioneering naturalists.

Author: Paul A. Johnsgard
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 11/01/2003
Pages: 143
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 9.06h x 6.04w x 0.36d
ISBN: 9780803276185

Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2004 pg. 1686
Univ PR Books for Public Libry 01/01/2004 pg. 44 - Strongly Recommended

About the Author
Paul A. Johnsgard is Foundation Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences at the University of Nebraska. He is the author of over forty books, including The Nature of Nebraska: Ecology and Biodiversity and Crane Music: A Natural History of American Cranes, both available from the University of Nebraska Press.

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