Map of an exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842 and to Oregon & north Califor

Article: Publishing the U.S. exploring expedition: the ...
Printing History;  January 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... scientific expedition to the Rocky Mountains, and the first wagon ... Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition and its accompanying scientific ... discoveries made by the Exploring Expedition ... which account shall ... discoveries made by the Exploring Expedition ...

Article: Scientifics at sea; the Smithsonian Institution salutes the 1838 ...
Science News;  December 21, 1985 ;     700+ words ... ... 000 specimens. The legacy of the Exploring Expedition, with its strict, headstrong and ... Voyagers," an exhibit honoring the Exploring Expedition, opened at the Smithsonian's ... given to the civilian members of the Exploring Expedition, worked under numerous disadvantages ...

Article: Here be dragons: John Wesley Powell's Colorado River ...
Wild West;  August 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... had plenty of coffee. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Powell and his small crew had begun the private Colorado River Exploring Expedition on May 24 with four boats and little fanfare. The energetic Civil War veteran sought to determine the course ...

Article: William B. Smart and Donna T. Smart, eds. Over the Rim--The ...
Utopian Studies;  March 22, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... elaborate banquet while conducting themselves "as befitted Latter-day Saints" in "what has to be as unusual an exploring expedition as the West ever knew" (15-16). After their expedition, some of the explorers went on to become missionaries ...

Article: America's greatest voyage of discovery: he was the American naval ...
Geographical;  April 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...By almost any measure, America's first ocean-going voyage of discovery, the US Exploring Expedition (widely known as the US Ex Ex) of 1838, was an extraordinary success. After four years at sea, and having covered 140,000 ...

Article: Exploring expedition preparation.(In Society: A ...
Geographical;  November 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...EDITORIAL: This month, the Society's annual Explore conference, organised by the Expedition Advisory Centre (EAC), will bring together exploration enthusiasts from all over the world with interests ranging from scientific and cultural research to gap-year travel and adventure. In terms of outreach,

Article: Exploring expedition research methodology: a ...
Australian Journal of Outdoor Education;  January 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Abstract Research into the human dynamics of expeditions is a potentially rewarding and fruitful area of study. However, the complex nature of expedition work presents the researcher with numerous challenges. This paper presents a personal reflection on the challenges linked to determining