Dissecting the Columbia: Lewis and Clark West of the Divide

Authors

William L. Lang, Portland State UniversityFollow

Published In

Oregon Historical Quarterly

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2004

Subjects

Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806), Discoveries in geography

Abstract

Introduces a special issue of the 'Oregon Historical Quarterly' on the Lewis and Clark Expedition in the area west of the Continental Divide. The issue deals with the explorers' descriptions of the Columbia River Basin and its flora, fauna, native people, and geography; the accuracy of their scientific observations; their geographic discoveries; and other topics.

Description

This is the publisher's final PDF. Copyright 2004, Oregon Historical Society. Reproduced by permission.

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/8749

Citation Details

Lang, W. L. (2004). Dissecting the Columbia: An introduction. Oregon Historical Quarterly, 105(3), 354-359.