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History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. 1.

Meriwether Lewis · 1804-1806 (narrative materials compiled from journals; edited for press by Paul Allen for 1814 publication) primary

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August 20 continues the provisioning work: hunters find a trapped beaver and trout, the party makes pack-saddles, and they build a guarded cache for heavy baggage while Indians keep distance.

Contest between Drewyer and a Shoshonee--The fidelity and honour of that tribe--The party set out on their journey--The conduct of Cameahwait reproved, and himself reconciled--The easy parturition of the Shoshonee women--History of this nation--Their terror of the Pawkees--Their government and family economy in their treatment of their women--Their complaints of Spanish treachery--Description of their weapons of warfare--Their curious mode of making a shield--The caparison of their horses--The dress of the men and of the women particularly described--Their mode of acquiring new names.

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topics: hospitality and the guest · labor, wages, and the division of work · supply, logistics, and encampment

History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark… · Meriwether Lewis · 1804–1806