{"title":"Gass, Patrick","description":"\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Gass\u003c\/b\u003e (June 12, 1771 – April 2, 1870) served as sergeant in the  Lewis and Clark Expedition(1804–1806). He was important to the expedition because of his service as a carpenter, and he published the first journal of the expedition in 1807, seven years before the first publication based on Lewis and Clark's journals.\u003c\/span\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"journal-patrick-gass","title":"Journals of Patrick Gass","description":"\u003ch3\u003eMember of the Lewis and Clark Expedition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eEdited and Annotated by Carol Lynn MacGregor\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003ePatrick Gass\u003c\/h4\u003e\nSergeant Patrick Gass was one of the few members of the Lewis and Clark expedition to keep a continuous log of the entire epic journey. His simple and direct writing style, along with his emphasis on the daily activities of the trip, made Gass's journal more accessible to the general reader than other firsthand accounts and revealed the optimistic spirit of the expedition:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe determined and resolute character...of the corps, and the confidence which pervaded all ranks dispelled every emotion of fear, and anxiety for the present; while a sense of duty, and of the honour, which would attend the completion of the object of the expedition; a wish to gratify the expectations of the government, and of our fellow citizens, with the feelings which novelty and discovery invariably inspire, seemed to insure to us ample support in our future toils, suffering, and dangers.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this new edition, Carol MacGregor's thorough annotation of the journal and the inclusion of Gass's recently discovered personal account ledger lend new insight into the life and work of Patrick Gass. \u003ci\u003eThe Journals of Patrick Gass\u003c\/i\u003e represents a significant contribution to the study of the Lewis and Clark expedition, essential for everyone interested in the history of Western expansion.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e460 pages, 6 x 9, paperback\u003cbr\u003e Item 640, ISBN 978-0-87842-651-4","brand":"Mountain Press","offers":[{"title":"Patrick Gass","offer_id":2513462427659,"sku":"640","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2470\/3250\/files\/PatrickGasscover_new.jpg?v=1759350269"}],"url":"https:\/\/mountain-press.com\/collections\/gass-patrick\/expedition.oembed","provider":"Mountain Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}