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Undaunted Courage : Meriwether Lewis Thomas Jefferson and the Opening of the American West by Stephen E. Ambrose (1996, Compact Disc, Unabridged edition)
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Band of Brothers and D-Day , the definitive book on Lewis and Clark's exploration of the Louisiana Purchase, the most momentous expedition in American history and one of the great adventure stories of all time. In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson selected his personal secretary, Captain Meriwether Lewis, to lead a voyage up the Missouri River to the Rockies, over the mountains, down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean, and back. Lewis and his partner, Captain William Clark, made the first map of the trans-Mississippi West, provided invaluable scientific data on the flora and fauna of the Louisiana Purchase territory, and established the American claim to Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Ambrose has pieced together previously unknown information about weather, terrain, and medical knowledge at the time to provide a vivid backdrop for the expedition. Lewis is supported by a rich variety of colorful characters, first of all Jefferson himself, whose interest in exploring and acquiring the American West went back thirty years. Next comes Clark, a rugged frontiersman whose love for Lewis matched Jefferson's. There are numerous Indian chiefs, and Sacagawea, the Indian girl who accompanied the expedition, along with the French-Indian hunter Drouillard, the great naturalists of Philadelphia, the French and Spanish fur traders of St. Louis, John Quincy Adams, and many more leading political, scientific, and military figures of the turn of the century. High adventure, high politics, suspense, drama, and diplomacy combine with high romance and personal tragedy to make this outstanding work of scholarship as readable as a novel.Product Identifiers
PublisherSimon & Schuster
ISBN-100743579291
ISBN-139780743579292
eBay Product ID (ePID)66044654
Product Key Features
Publication Year1996
TopicUnited States / 19th Century, Adventurers & Explorers, Expeditions & Discoveries
Book TitleUndaunted Courage : Meriwether Lewis Thomas Jefferson and the Opening of the American West
LanguageEnglish
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorStephen E. Ambrose
FormatCompact Disc
Dimensions
Item Height2.2in.
Item Length5.6in.
Item Weight19.6 Oz
Item Width6.6in.
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
ReviewsKen Burns Stephen Ambrose is that rare breed: a historian with true passion for his subject. Here he takes one of the great, but also one of the most superficially considered, stories in American history and breathes fresh life into it. Lewis comes alive as we've never known him., Ken BurnsStephen Ambrose is that rare breed: a historian with true passion for his subject. Here he takes one of the great, but also one of the most superficially considered, stories in American history and breathes fresh life into it. Lewis comes alive as we've never known him.
Number of Volumes20 Vols.
Dewey Decimal917.8042
Edition DescriptionUnabridged Edition
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- 10 Feb, 2021
Fantastic listen/read
This book puts the reader in the setting of Meriwether Lewis’s life. With his diary writings and the time period political situation which greatly influenced the entire life of Lewis and the Lewis and Clark Expedition this book encourages you to keep reading. It gives you insight as to the beautiful rugged scenery and the many challenges to maintain health and the ever present need for food while forging through the uncharted land with its massive mountains and beautifully dangerous wildlife and life threatening insects. We were able to visit the Wyoming and Montana area and this book gave us a great appreciation for their hard work and put pictures to this expedition-The Corp of Discovery.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
