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Lewis and Clark's compass : what an artifact can tell us about the historic expedition / by John Micklos Jr.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Artifacts from the American pastPublisher: North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Description: 48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781496695789
  • 149669578X
  • 9781496696823
  • 1496696824
Other title:
  • Smithsonian Lewis and Clark's compass
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Traveling West -- What a bargain! -- Helping them find their way -- Exploring vast new lands -- The compass keeps traveling -- A symbol of adventure.
Summary: "The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 nearly doubled the size of the United States. The U.S. suddenly went from consisting of 17 states along the Atlantic coast to claiming land as far west as present-day Montana. The U.S. government knew little about the terrain there. Was there a water route to the Pacific? President Thomas Jefferson sent William Clark and Meriwether Lewis to find out. With nothing to guide them but a compass, what would Lewis and Clark discover? Readers will find the answer to this question and how an artifact can tell us about U.S. history."-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 917.8042 M625 Available 33111011276264
Total holds: 0

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The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 nearly doubled the size of the United States. The U.S. suddenly went from consisting of 17 states along the Atlantic coast to claiming land as far west as present-day Montana. The U.S. government knew little about the terrain there. Was there a water route to the Pacific? President Thomas Jefferson sent William Clark and Meriwether Lewis to find out. With nothing to guide them but a compass, what would Lewis and Clark discover? Readers will find the answer to this question and how an artifact can tell us about U.S. history.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Traveling West -- What a bargain! -- Helping them find their way -- Exploring vast new lands -- The compass keeps traveling -- A symbol of adventure.

"The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 nearly doubled the size of the United States. The U.S. suddenly went from consisting of 17 states along the Atlantic coast to claiming land as far west as present-day Montana. The U.S. government knew little about the terrain there. Was there a water route to the Pacific? President Thomas Jefferson sent William Clark and Meriwether Lewis to find out. With nothing to guide them but a compass, what would Lewis and Clark discover? Readers will find the answer to this question and how an artifact can tell us about U.S. history."-- Provided by publisher.

Ages: 8-11. Capstone Press.

Grades: 4-6. Capstone Press.

"RL: 4-5 ; IL: 3-5"--Back cover.

Accelerated Reader MG 5.1 1.0 Quiz No. 512131 EN Nonfiction

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