River of Promise

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Fills a significant gap in our understanding of the legendary expedition

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Foreword	p. i
Preface	p. xv
Prologue: The Voice of Meriwether Lewis	p. 1
The Great River of the West	p. 9
Lessons in Continental Geography	p. 27
Half Starved	p. 55
Not One Stick of Timber	p. 69
The New Sacagawea Myth	p. 83
Forks of the Columbia	p. 97
William Clark: Scientific Geographer	p. 115
Commerce and Pestilence in Indian Country	p. 141
The Illusion of Cape Disappointment	p. 153
Marooned	p. 163
The Solitary Hero	p. 175
End of Voyage	p. 189
Following Mackenzie, the Protocols of Exploration, and the Conventions of the Travel Narrative	p. 203
The “Vote” at Station Camp	p. 219
Winter's Delay	p. 231
The Return Voyage and the Dissolution of Meriwether Lewis	p. 247
Epilogue The Fidelity of William Clark	p. 269
Conclusion Final Reflections on Lewis, Clark, and the Promise of the Columbia River	p. 275
Acknowledgements	p. 285
Bibliography	p. 286
Notes	p. 294
Index	p. 342
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