Gray, Edward G. <br/><br/>
The Making of John Ledyard :  Empire and Ambition in the Life of an Early American Traveler. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (239 pages) 
<br/><br/>Intro -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Quotations -- Introduction -- I A Colonial Childhood -- II On Stage at Dartmouth College -- III Serving Captain Cook with Honor -- IV Seeking Distinction with the Pen Aboard the Resolution -- V Following the Revolution Home -- VI From Author to Fur Trader -- VII Becoming a Traveler in Thomas Jefferson's Paris -- VIII Across the Russian Empire -- IX Despotism and Human Nature in Catherine II's Russia -- X To Africa -- Epilogue: Memories of the Traveler -- Notes -- Index. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780300137811 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ledyard, John, -- 1751-1789.<br/>Ledyard, John, -- 1751-1789 -- Travel.<br/>Ledyard, John, -- 1751-1789 -- Friends and associates.<br/>Explorers -- United States -- Biography.<br/>Travelers -- United States -- Biography.<br/>Voyages and travels -- History -- 18th century.<br/>United States -- Description and travel.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>G226.L5G73 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>B