Jefferson & southwestern exploration
Subtitle: the Freeman & Custis accounts of the Red River Expedition of 1806
By: edited, with an introduction and epilogue, by Dan L. Flores.
Contributors: Freeman, Thomas, d. 1821.; Custis, Peter.; Flores, Dan L. 1948-
Series: The American exploration and travel series ;; v. 67
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press; Brand: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 1984
Place of publication: Norman
Language: eng
Number of pages: 386
Subjects: Freeman, Thomas, d. 1821; Custis, Peter; Louisiana Purchase; Red River (Tex.-La.) -- Description and travel; Southwest, Old -- History
Other titles: Jefferson and southwestern exploration.
Description: The complete story of a scientific expedition planned by President Thomas Jefferson to reconnoiter the recently purchased Louisiana Territory by ascending the Red River to its supposed sources in the mountains near Santa Fe, then traveling overland to the Arkansas River and down that stream to civilization.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 345-363.
Includes index.