The Journal of a Voyage up the River Missouri is a fascinating account of an 1811 journey up the Missouri River. The journal was written by Henry Marie Brackenridge, but includes contributions from Jedediah Vincent Huntington and Reuben Gold Thwaites. The journal offers a unique insight into life on the river and the landscape of the American West in the early 19th century. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.