Journals of Lewis & Clark, V9: John Ordway and Charles Floyd

Journals of Lewis & Clark, V9: John Ordway and Charles FloydThe dependable and matter of fact John Ordway was one of the mainstays of the Corps of Discovery, promoted early on to sergeant and serving as an able leader during the captains' absence. Fascinated by the peoples and places he encountered, Ordway became the most faithful journalist on the expeditionrecording information not found elsewhere and making an entry for every day during the expedition. Ordway later married and became a prosperous owner of

The journals of John Ordway and Charles Floyd are part of the celebrated Nebraska edition of the complete journals of the Lewis and Clark expedition

The quills have been cleaned

Copied by Samuel Lewis from the Original Drawing of Wm

and many more leading political

Drawn from the journals of the two captains and four enlisted men

and ride the turbulent waters of the Columbia to the Pacific Ocean

In this richly illustrated volume

Horn is approximately 10" in length

all-new annotations trace Sergeant Floyd’s experiences with Lewis and Clark

the victim of two gunshots

Lewis and his partner

primarily by Clark