Plants of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Plants of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Author: Wayne Phillips
Publisher:
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN:

Annotation Amateur naturalists and those interested in Lewis and Clark's epic trip will enjoy this beautifully illustrated, informative guide to the wildflowers, trees, and plants they would have encountered. Arranged by region, the entry for each plant includes an excerpt (when it exists) from the explorers' journals, as well as information about the plant, its flowers and fruits, season, and range. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

Lewis and Clark on the Great Plains

Lewis and Clark on the Great Plains
Author:
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2003-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780803276185

A beautifully rendered reference guide to the Great Plains portion of the famous expedition through the American West highlights the explorer's remarkable encounters with previously undocumented flora and fauna as they moved through the Plains region. Original. (Biology & Natural History)

Lewis and Clark's Green World

Lewis and Clark's Green World
Author: A. Scott Earle
Publisher: Farcountry Press
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781560372509

Combines the day-by-day story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition with illustrated botanical descriptions. Takes readers into the field to see and learn about flowers, grasses, trees, medicinal and food uses, and more.

Common to this Country

Common to this Country
Author: Susan H. Munger
Publisher: Artisan Books
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2003-01-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781579652241

A survey in watercolors and essays of the botanical discoveries of the Lewis and Clark expedition focuses on two dozen of the 178 new types of plants they found, placing each profiled plant in a historical context while noting its significance.

Jefferson's Botanists

Jefferson's Botanists
Author: Richard M. McCourt
Publisher: Academy of Natural Sciences
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2004
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780910006590

Account of the botanical discoveries of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, together with illustrations of plant specimens from the Lewis and Clark Herbarium.

Plants on the Trail with Lewis and Clark

Plants on the Trail with Lewis and Clark
Author: Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2003
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780618067763

Describes the journey of Lewis and Clark through the western United States, focusing on the plants they cataloged, their uses for food and medicine, and the plant lore of Native American people.