XVI. To The Source

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface VII
3. Contents IX
4. Illustrations XI
5. Prologue XIII
6. I. A Boyhood In Savoy 1
7. II. The Rising Scientist 12
8. III. Expectations 26
9. IV. Disaster To A Career 37
10. V. A Professional in Washington 44
11. VI. A Home 64
12. VII. The South 78
13. VIII. The Mountains 87
14. IX. A New View Of The World 95
15. X. The Mississippi And Its Great Valley 108
16. XI. The Event 114
17. XII. Florida, New Orleans and Up The Great River 120
18. XIII. Private Thoughts 127
19. XIV. St. Louis: City Of The Heart 133
20. XV. Queen City of the River 148
21. XVI. To The Source 164
22. XVII. A Friend At Court 187
23. XVIII. The 1838 Expedition 200
24. XIX. The 1839 Expedition 222
25. XX. THE MAKING OF THE GREAT MAP 246
26. XXI. The Scientist 272
27. Index 294
28. Map 302