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Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West
Contributor(s): Ambrose, Stephen E. (Author)

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ISBN: 0684826976     ISBN-13: 9780684826974
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 1997
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Annotation: From the bestselling author of "D-Day" comes the definitive book on the most momentous expedition in American history--and one of the greatest adventure stories of all time. "An adventure filled with high romance and personal tragedy, involving the greatest expedition ever undertaken in the history of this country".--Alexander Theroux, "Chicago Tribune". Illustrations throughout. Maps.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - 19th Century
- Biography & Autobiography | Adventurers & Explorers
- History | Expeditions & Discoveries
Dewey: 917.804
LCCN: 95037146
Lexile Measure: 1190(Not Available)
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" L (1.30 lbs) 521 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1800-1850
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
- Cultural Region - Western U.S.
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Awards: Spur Awards, Winner, Western Nonfic Histl, 1997
Review Citations: New York Times 06/08/1997 pg. 32
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 01/01/1997 pg. 97
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 19799
Reading Level: 9.0   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 42.0
 
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Publisher Description:
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.


Contributor Bio(s): Ambrose, Stephen E.: - "Stephen E. Ambrose was a renowned historian and acclaimed author of more than thirty books. Among his New York Times bestsellers are Nothing Like It in the World, Citizen Soldiers, Band of Brothers, D-Day - June 6, 1944, and Undaunted Courage. Dr. Ambrose was a retired Boyd Professor of History at the University of New Orleans and a contributing editor for the Quarterly Journal of Military History."
 
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