Opening the West With Lewis and Clark / By Boat, Horse and Foot Up the Great River Missouri, Across the Stony Mountains and on to the Pacific, When in the Years 1804, 1805, 1806, Young Captain Lewis, the Long Knife, and His Friend Captain Clark, the Red Head Chief, Aided by Sacajawea, the Birdwoman, Conducted Their Little Band of Men Tried and True Through the Unknown New United States

by Edwin L. Sabin

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OPENING THE WEST WITH
LEWIS AND CLARK

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[DID THEY SET THE PRAIRIE AFIRE JUST TO BURN HIM, A BOY?]

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OPENING THE WEST
WITH
LEWIS AND CLARK

BY BOAT, HORSE AND FOOT UP THE GREAT RIVER MISSOURI, ACROSS THE STONY MOUNTAINS AND ON TO THE PACIFIC, WHEN IN THE YEARS 1804, 1805, 1806, YOUNG CAPTAIN LEWIS THE LONG KNIFE AND HIS FRIEND CAPTAIN CLARK THE RED HEAD CHIEF, AIDED BY SACAJAWEA THE BIRD-WOMAN, CONDUCTED THEIR LITTLE BAND OF MEN TRIED AND TRUE THROUGH THE UNKNOWN NEW UNITED STATES

BY
EDWIN L. SABIN

AUTHOR OF “THE GOLD SEEKERS OF ’49,”
“WITH SAM HOUSTON IN TEXAS,” ETC.

FRONTISPIECE BY
CHARLES H. STEPHENS

PHILADELPHIA & LONDON

J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY

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COPYRIGHT, 1917, BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY

TWELFTH IMPRESSION

PRINTED IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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TO THE

WESTERN RED MAN

WHO FIRST OWNED FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA, BUT WHOM THE WHITE MEN THAT CAME AFTER LEWIS AND CLARK TREATED NEITHER WISELY NOR WELL

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“Our Country’s glory is our chief concern;

For this we struggle, and for this we burn;

For this we smile, for this alone we sigh;

For this we live, for this we freely die.”

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