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Early 19th Century Accounts of Westward
Journeys and Expeditions
(1823) Account of an expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains, Volume 1
Volume 1 from an account of Stephen Long's 1819-1820 expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains.
(1823) Account of an expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains, Volume 2
Volume 2 from an account of Stephen Long's 1819-1820 expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains.
(1823) Account of an expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains, Volume 3
Volume 3 from an account of Stephen Long's 1819-1820 expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains.
(1838) Journal of an exploring tour beyond the Rocky Mountains
Samuel Parker's journal of an exploring tour beyond the Rocky performed in the years 1835, '36, and '37.
(1845) Report of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842, and to Oregon and north California in the years 1843-'44
An account of John Fremont's explorations in the 1840's.
(1848) The Latter-day Saints' emigrants' guide
This guidebook shows distances, geographical locations and latitudes, longitudes and altitudes from Council Bluffs to the Great Salt Lake.
(1853) U.S. Serial Set, Number 1054
Reports of Explorations and Surveys from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean made under the direction of the Secretary of War in 1853-5.

Items Related to Lewis and Clark from The Library of Congress
America's Treasures: Lewis and Clark
Examine maps and manuscripts documenting the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Contributions of Early Explorers and Traders to the Ethnography of the Northwest
This 1949 article from the Pacific Northwest Quarterly discusses the contributions of early fur traders and explorers to the knowledge of Indians of the northwest.
General view of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis, photographed from top of Festival Hall
Panoramic view of 1904 Saint Louis Exposition.
Lewis and Clark - Meeting of the Frontiers Gallery
View Lewis and Clark photos and documents in the Exploration of the American West gallery.
Louisiana purchase exposition. Louisiana day - September 14th, 1904
This satin broadside contains the text of both Mississippi Territory Governor Claiborne's 1803 proclamation and Louisiana's Governor Blanchard's 1904 proclamation..
Louisiana Purchase Legislative Timeline 1802-1807
This timeline examines the role of Congress in the Louisiana Purchase from 1802 to 1807.
Rivers, Edens, Empires: Lewis and Clark and the Revealing of America
Preview a sampling of the Library's rich collections of exploration material documenting the quest to connect the East and the West by means of a waterway passage.
Salute to Saint Louis, 1904
Sheet music commemorating the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
Thomas Jefferson: The West
Explore Thomas Jefferson's timeline during the Lewis and Clark Expedition years.
Thomas Jefferson Timeline: The Early Republic 1800-1809
Explore Thomas Jefferson's timeline during the Lewis and Clark Expedition years.
World's Fair, St. Louis, 1904
This panoramic map depicts the 1904 World's Fair commemorating the Louisiana Purchase. Other panoramic maps and related exposition materials can be found online using the search term "Louisiana Purchase Exposition."
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