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This 5 page paper discusses the collection of journal entries by Lewis and Clark, arranged and commented upon by Gunther Barth, leading historian. Examples and quotes are offered, cited, quoted from the text. Content is analyzed for prejudice by the expedition members, and examples given where applicable. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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and in so doing feel as if their daring proves their inherent lofty stature in the eyes of both God and man. It is this attitude that pervades the work
of Gunther Barth and his book The Lewis and Clark Expedition. However, aside from the expansionist theories and colonizing thoughts, the discoveries of the new areas and the impact
that the contact with the first Native Americans in the west are interesting reading. Most accept the book as being fairly historical and accurate, but if one considers this statement
from the perspective of the Native American, it is probably quite lacking. This paper will endeavor to deliver the good, bad and ugly about the books attempt to portray a
pivotal event in history: the discoveries of the Lewis and Clark expeditions. With all due credit to then president, Thomas Jefferson, it was determined that the territory of the Louisiana
Purchase needed to be explored, charted, mapped, and contact made with the indigenous people living there. Their specific instructions included meeting with the Indians and observing their political and social
structures, then inviting their representatives to meet with him in Washington. Based in part on Lewis and Clarks detailed journals, this book speaks of the various tribes that the
two met during their push westward. If one looks at Lewis entries it is obvious that he considers the white population to have had it all together better than the
indigenous peoples. This is egotism at its worst, one might state. How he could have possibly believed that the white man was more organized, unified, visionary and disciplined, lent to
the conclusion that he certainly had not done a great deal of study of American Indian cultures. In fact, though this may be true of any anthropologist, it can be
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