James's Account of S. H. Long's Expedition, 1819-1820, part 4

Name: James's Account of S. H. Long's Expedition, 1819-1820, part 4
Author: Edwin James

By Edwin James

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An early nineteenth-century expedition narrative recounts an overland survey across the Arkansas and Red River regions, tracing routes, camp life, encounters with settlers and Indigenous communities, and notable features such as hot springs and seismic events. Interleaved with travel chapters are systematic descriptions of the landscape, natural history, and resources, a geological and mineralogical survey of the traversed country, precise calculations of astronomical and topographical observations, and compiled vocabularies of local Indigenous languages, offering both episodic field reportage and technical appendices for scientific and linguistic reference.

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Edwin James

Edwin James was an American explorer and naturalist known for his detailed accounts of the 1819-1820 expedition led by Stephen Harriman Long. His work, "James's Account of S. H. Long's Expedition, 1819-1820," is a significant contribution to the literature of exploration, providing insights into the geography, flora, and fauna of the American West during this period. Through his writings, James documented not only the challenges faced by the expedition but also the scientific observations that would inform future explorations. His accounts remain valuable for understanding early 19th-century American exploration and the natural history of the regions traversed.