A Journal of Travel into the Arkansa Territory, during the Year 1819
With Occasional Observations on the Manners of the Aborigines

This 1821 publication describes the plants, landscapes and peoples observed by Thomas Nuttall during his exploration of the Arkansas River.

Thomas Nuttall (Author)

9781108032490, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 15 September 2011

320 pages, 4 b/w illus. 1 map
21.6 x 14 x 1.8 cm, 0.41 kg

Thomas Nuttall (1786–1859), an English-born scientist and Fellow of the Linnean Society, is well-known for his botanical and zoological discoveries in North America. By the time this book was first published in 1821, he had spent ten years travelling and recording the natural history of the continent. Nuttall's journal recounts a year-long expedition along the Arkansas River, where he collected and classified many previously unknown species of plants. The book begins with Nuttall's departure from Philadelphia and ends with his arrival in New Orleans. The intermediary chapters include an eclectic mix of geographical and botanical description, travellers' tales, and observations on the various Native Americans Nuttall encountered: his writings demonstrate the great admiration he held for these 'aborigines'. The work also includes substantial appendices which outline the history and customs of the indigenous populations in greater detail.

Preface
1. Departure from Philadelphia
2. Departure from Pittsburgh
3. Departure from Shippingsport
4. Embark amidst the ice of the Mississippi
5. Pass the third Chicasaw Bluff
6. Proceed up White River for the Arkansa
7. Departure from Arkansas
8. Pass several inconsiderable rivulets, and obtain sight of the Tomahawk Mountain and the Gascon hills
9. Journey to Red River
10. Continue my voyage up the Arkansa
11. Character of the surrounding country of the Verdigris River
12. An excursion up Grand River to visit the Osage salt works
13. Interviews with the Osages
14. Journey by land to the Great Salt River of the Arkansa
15. Proceed from the garrison to the Pecannerie settlement
16. Cadron settlement
Appendix.

Subject Areas: History of the Americas [HBJK]