The Definitive Journals of Lewis and Clark, Vol 10: Patrick Gass

by William Clark and Meriwether Lewis

Book Overview

An accomplished carpenter and boat builder, Patrick Gass proved to be an invaluable and well-liked member of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Promoted to sergeant after the death of Charles Floyd, Gass was almost certainly responsible for supervising the building of Forts Mandan and Clatsop. His records of those forts and of the earth lodges of the Mandans and Hidatsas are particularly detailed and useful. Gass was the last survivor of the Corps of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080328022X
• ISBN13: 9780803280229
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"