Lewis and Clark Journal Excerpt May 1804 to Sept 1806
An edited entry from the Lewis and Clark journals describes Captain Lewis and the writer walking on a prairie bluff watching grassland rich land, river views, and timbered river bottoms. The note mentions willow, cottonwood, mulberry, elm, ash trees and a scene of field activity recording a badger kill. Gary Moulton’s scholarly edition is cited.
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