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Title
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1807 Patrick Gass Journal
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Description
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Sargeant Patrick Gass, a sargeant with the Lewis and Clark expedition, published the first journal after the return of the expedition. The Library acquired the 1807 edition in 1953 with the $35,000 purchase of 20,000 volumes, part of a private collection of Thomas Jefferson Fitzpatrick, a librarian and science professor at the University of Nebraska and a descendant of Thomas Jefferson.
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Date
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1807
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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The Kansas City Bridge
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Description
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Book written by engineers Octave Chanute and George Mason covering the design and construction of the Hannibal Bridge, then known as the Kansas City Bridge. Includes illustrations, maps, charts and photographs documenting the bridge’s construction.
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Date
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1870
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Object Type
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Book
