Images of the West Before Lewis and Clark
Early Ideas about the West
Two excellent books on this subject are:
Goetzmann, William H. and Goetzmann, William N. The West of the
Imagination. New York: W. W. Norton, 1986.
Logan, John Allen. Passage Through the Garden: Lewis and Clark
and the Image of the American Northwest. Urbana, IL: University
of Illinois Press, 1975.
Explorers Before Lewis and Clark
Hayes, Derek. First Crossing: Alexander MacKenzie, His Expedition
Across North America, and the Opening of the Continent. Seattle,
WA: Sasquatch Books, 2001. This is the story of a Scottish fur trader
and adventurer who explored the Canadian Northwest several years
before the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Cross, Francis E. Sea Venture: Captain Gray's Voyages of Discovery,
1787-1793. Gray was an America sea captain who discovered the
mouth of the Columbia River in 1792. His accomplishment gave the
United States a strong claim to the Oregon Territory whose ownership
was disputed at the time.
Internet Keywords: Captain Robert Gray, Sir Alexander MacKenzie
THE REAL WEST: LEWIS AND CLARK ON THE TRAIL, 1804-06
The Entire Story
Video:
Burns, Ken, director. Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps
of Discovery. Burbank, CA: PBS Home Video, 1997. This two-cassette
video by renowned director, Ken Burns, is highly acclaimed. Dayton
Duncan wrote the script that is narrated by Hal Holbrook and Adam
Arkin. Playing time is 240 minutes.
Book:
Duncan, Dayton and Burns, Ken. Lewis and Clark: The Journey of
the Corps of
Discovery. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. This is the companion
volume to Ken Burns' documentary film about the Lewis and Clark
Expedition. It is filled with photographs, paintings, drawings,
charts, maps, and much more. Teachers will find many stories and
illustrations to enhance the lessons in this unit.
Ecological Zones of the United States: Books/Internet
Woodlands:
Hooper, Rosanne. Life in the Woodlands. Two-Can Publishers,
2000.
Taylor, Barbara. Woodland Life. Barrons Educational Series,
2000.
Wetlands:
McLeish, Ewan. Wetlands. Thomson Learning, 2000.
Websites:
http://www.wetlands-initiative.org/.
Subject: preserving valuable wetlands.
http://www.wetland.org/kids/Kids.htm.
Subject: Information about wetlands and their uses
.
Great Plains:
Bradley Catherine. Life in the Plains. Two-Can Publishers,
2001.
Website: http://www.nps.gov/jeff/LewisClark2/TheJourney/Geography.htm.
Subject: Ecology of the Great Plains at the time of the Lewis and
Clark Expedition.
Mountains:
Bradley, Catherine and Byles, Monica. Life in the Mountains.
World Book, 1998.
Website: http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/mountain.htm.
Subject: General information about mountain ecology.
Rain Forests:
Baker, Lucy. Life in the Rain Forests. Two Can Publishers,
2001.
Website: http://www.ecotrust.org/mission/bioregion.html.
Subject: Temperate rain forest regions and their characteristics.
Seashore:
Pamela Hickman At the Seashore: Pacific Edition. Formac
Publications, 1997.
Ecosystems:
Ecosystems of North America. Benchmark Books, 1999.
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