Lewis and Clark on the Great Plains: A Natural History

By Paul A. Johnsgard

Book Overview

Lewis and Clark on the Great Plains is an easy-to-use reference on the wildlife that Meriwether Lewis and William Clark encountered during their 1804-6 Corps of Discovery expedition. More than one hundred animals and plants that were first carefully described and in some cases discovered by Lewis and Clark are identified here. More than accounts of the regional flora and fauna, Lewis and Clark on the Great Plains examines the lasting importance of the expedition's discoveries, the significance of the Plains plants and animals to local Native Americans, and the current status of Plains wildlife. Lavishly illustrated with Paul A. Johnsgard's drawings of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and plants, the book also includes a guide to the Lewis and Clark sites of botanical and zoological interest and more than seventy sites where readers can follow in the footsteps of two of America's greatest pioneering naturalists. Paul A. Johnsgard is Foundation Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences at the University of Nebraska. He is the author of over forty books, including The Nature of Nebraska: Ecology and Biodiversity and Crane Music: A Natural History of American Cranes, both available from the University of Nebraska Press.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803276184
• ISBN13: 9780803276185
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 143 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

An easy-to-read, easy-to-use informational reference

A bicentennial tribute to an incredible early American trailblazing exploratory expedition, Lewis And Clark On The Great Plains written and illustrated by Paul A. Johnsgard (Foundation Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences at the University of Nebraska) is an easy-to-read, easy-to-use informational reference and instructional guide to the diverse wildlife that Meriwether Lewis and William Clark encountered in their 1804-6 Corps of Discovery expedition across the American wilderness. Black-and-white sketches, basic information, history, and basic scientific facts of each featured animal fill the pages of this strongly endorsed, straightforward, informed and scholarly reference.