Undaunted Courage
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (539 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00005MLQI |
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| Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A biography of Meriwether Lewis that relies heavily on the journals of both Lewis and Clark, this book is also backed up by the author's personal travels along Lewis and Clark's route to the Pacific. Though the expedition failed to find Jefferson's hoped for water route to the Pacific, it fired interest among fur traders and other Americans, changing the face of the West forever. Ambrose is not content to simply chronicle the events of the "Corps of Discovery" as the explorers called their ventures. . He often pauses to assess the military leadership of Lewis and Clark, how they negotiated with various native peoples and what they reported to Jefferson
In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson selected his personal secretary, Captain Meriwether Lewis, to lead a voyage up the Missouri River, across the forbidding Rockies, and -- by way of the Snake and mighty Columbia -- down to the Pacific Ocean. With great perseverance, they worked their way into an unexplored West and when they returned two years later, they had long since been given up for dead. Lewis and his partner, Captain William Clark, endured incredible hardships and witnessed astounding sights. After suffering several per
Poopsiedear said Unknown territory. The exciting and dangerous expedition of Merriweather Lewis and William Clark to find the Pacific Northwest passage and a water route was filled with excitement, Indians. Unknown hidden dangers keeps the reader wanting more of the exploration that led the men to be the first explorers to reach the Northwest.It was hard to put the book down.You almost feel you are on the dangerous expedition with these brave explorers.I recommend this exciting book. Edmond said Another easy reading book by Stephen Ambrose. As someone who has recently been fascinated by the Expedition, I found this book to be an incredibly easy read. The pages flew by and flowed together very well. In my opinion, the book was somewhat slow in the beginning but that was probably more me than the book as I was more interested in the Expedition itself than the early life of Meriwether Lewis.This book puts into perspective how difficult the trip was and how even with modern technology, this trip would've still been difficult. I learned a few things such as . "Lewis & Clark expedition to the Pacific in the early 1800's" according to Lianytsur. Very well written and I found it highly enjoyable. Living in the East you don't see references to the Lewis and Clark expedition but last year on vacation in the Montana and Dakotas area there were many so decided to read this book. Glad I did.