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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. When...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780156033053
ISBN-10: 0156033054
Publication Date: 2/1/2008
Pages: 352
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Publisher: Harvest Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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