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Ledyard: In Search of the First American Explorer
Ledyard In Search of the First American Explorer
Author: Bill Gifford
For decades after his death in 1789, John Ledyard was celebrated as the greatest explorer America had ever produced. A veteran of Captain Cook’s final voyage, he walked across nearly all of Russia and suggested to his friend Thomas Jefferson that traversing the American continent was feasible—inspiring the Lewis and Clark expedition....  more »
ISBN-13: 9780151012183
ISBN-10: 0151012180
Publication Date: 2/5/2007
Pages: 352
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Harcourt
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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