Contributors / Mark Behan

Mark Behan

Professor of Botany, University of Montana

Mark Behan (1931–2008) was a professor of botany at the University of Montana, where he taught courses in plant physiology, ecology, identification, and the uses of plants by mankind. He spent several year-long assignments in Nepal and Pakistan working on university and faculty development. His ten-year affiliation with the Bombay Natural History Society focused on endangered fauna of Indian grasslands, and invasive plants of protected areas in India.

 

Contributions

    Kirwan’s Elements of Mineralogy

    The captain's field guide

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    As a reference, Lewis purchased the second edition (1784) of Richard Kirwan’s Elements of Mineralogy. Although Lewis and Clark had the book at hand throughout the expedition, its usefulness as a field guide was limited.

    Bitterroot Mountain Granite

    Large outcrops of rock

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    The expedition camped amid very picturesque boulders of pink granite at Lolo Hot Springs, and crossed large masses of it on their way across Idaho.

Discover More

  • The Lewis and Clark Expedition: Day by Day by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 2018). The story in prose, 14 May 1804–23 September 1806.
  • The Lewis and Clark Journals: An American Epic of Discovery (abridged) by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 2003). Selected journal excerpts, 14 May 1804–23 September 1806.
  • The Lewis and Clark Journals. by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 1983–2001). The complete story in 13 volumes.