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William Dunbar : scientific pioneer of the old Southwest /
In 1804, while Lewis and Clark were still making their way up the Missouri River, Thomas Jefferson formulated a plan for a similarly ambitious exploration that would proceed from the Mississippi up the Red River ""to the tops of the mountains"" and then return by way of the Arkan...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington :
University Press of Kentucky,
©2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In 1804, while Lewis and Clark were still making their way up the Missouri River, Thomas Jefferson formulated a plan for a similarly ambitious exploration that would proceed from the Mississippi up the Red River ""to the tops of the mountains"" and then return by way of the Arkansas River. The man he selected to lead this venture was William Dunbar (1750--1810) of the Mississippi Territory. The Scottish-born Dunbar was a man of many abilities and professions -- surveyor, botanist, zoologist, astronomer, planter, architect, inventor. He perfected the cotton bale, learned how to put cottonseed o |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 269 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-261) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813172675 0813172675 9780813157672 0813157676 |