The Kansas Historical Quarterly, Vol. 16 (Classic Reprint)
Author | : Kirke Mechem |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 482 |
Release | : 2017-12-21 |
ISBN-10 | : 0484303546 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780484303545 |
Rating | : 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Kansas Historical Quarterly, Vol. 16 In 1803, when he was 33, he was selected to go with Meriwether Lewis on an expedition to the Northwest. When the Lewis and Clark expedition returned to St. Louis in 1806, both men had achieved fame and honors. Meriwether Lewis was appointed gov cruor of Louisiana territory, and the same month, March, 1807, William Clark was made brigadier-general of militia for the terri tory. In this capacity he was also Indian agent, so that his services in Indian administration dated from 1807. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.