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4) Before Lewis and Clark: the story of the Chouteaus, the French dynasty that ruled America's frontier
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Language
English
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Description
Shortly after Meriweather Lewis reached St. Louis in 1803 to plan for his voyage to the Pacific with William Clark, he prepared his first packet of flora and fauna from west of the Mississippi and dispatched it to President Jefferson. The cuttings, which were later planted in Philadelphia and Virginia, were supplied by Lewis's new French friend, Pierre Chouteau, who took them from a tree growing in the garden of his mansion.
One of the best-known...
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press/Gale Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Meeting on a steamboat journey up the Missouri River on their way to Montana, Miss Fannie Rousseau, a self-centered young woman, and the Reverend Samuel Beck, who is under a sense of duty to love the unlovable people of the world, are opposites in every way, but an unlikely attraction occurs.
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Publisher
WaterBrook, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
An extended, in-depth discussion of the Christian faith of one of America's most beloved pioneer women, Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of Little House series books. Includes photos and authentic recipes from the Little House era.
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