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A narrative reconstruction built from journals, family papers, and regional sources traces the frontier background, the assembling of the exploring party, and the westward voyage with its geographic observations, hardships, and encounters with Indigenous peoples. It follows the expedition's winter encampments, riverine passages, and arrival at the Pacific, then recounts the return journey and the later careers and relationships of its leaders. Interwoven biographical detail, documentary material, and maps situate the exploration within the political and cultural forces that propelled continental expansion and shaped the emerging American West.
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