William R Swagerty Indianization Book sku-20901583

In the two-volume hardcover The Indianization of Lewis and Clark, historian William R Swagerty examines how the Corps of Discovery adopted Native American ways of obtaining, preparing and carrying food and gear to survive.

Beginning with the expedition's demographics, customs and material preferences in 1804, he distinguishes practices already present in Jeffersonian American culture from those the Corps adopted on its journey. The book covers Native and Euro-American science, medicine, cartography, cuisine and material culture, including what Corps members wore, ate and used for travel and shelter before, during and after the expedition.

It also examines the hospitality of Native groups as Lewis and Clark sought a navigable water route to the Pacific, and the material and cultural legacy of those encounters. This illustrated title is listed in Native American History Books as sku-20901583.