The Wilkes Expedition

Book

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Fort Nisqually Living History Museum

Name/Title

The Wilkes Expedition

Entry/Object ID

917.97704 W652

Description

This book details how the Wilkes Expedition helped the United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842) to "solidify America's interest in 'sea to shining sea,' and gave policy-makers and ordinary Americans an impression of life inthe Oregon Country...The Expedition provided the stuff dreams are made of--both the dreams of ordinary people looking for escape from their every-day lives, and the dreams of politicians, looking for new projects to cement their appeal to voters."

Book Details

Author

editor, Barkan, Francis

Date Published

1987

Call No.

917.97704 W652