Ledyard : in search of the first American explorer

Ledyard : in search of the first American explorer / Bill Gifford.

For decades after his death in 1789, John Ledyard was celebrated as the greatest explorer America had ever produced. A veteran of Captain Cook's final voyage, he walked across nearly all of Russia and suggested to his friend Thomas Jefferson that traversing the American continent was feasible--...

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Main Author: Gifford, Bill
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt, c2007.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Ledyard, John, > 1751-1789.
Explorers > United States > Biography.
Online Access:Table of contents only
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