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- ISBN
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
0684826976
ISBN-13
9780684826974
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102896881
Product Key Features
Book Title
Undaunted Courage : Meriwether Lewis Thomas Jefferson and the Opening of the American West
Number of Pages
528 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1997
Topic
United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), United States / 19th Century, Adventurers & Explorers, Presidents & Heads of State, Expeditions & Discoveries
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
19.7 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
95-037146
Reviews
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.
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
917.8042
Table Of Content
Contents INTRODUCTION ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 1 Youth 1774-1792 2 Planter 1792-1794 3 Soldier 1794-1800 4 Thomas Jefferson's America 1801 5 The President's Secretary 1801-1802 6 The Origins of the Expedition 1750-1802 7 Preparing for the Expedition January-June 1803 8 Washington to Pittsburgh June-August 1803 9 Down the Ohio September-November 1803 10 Up the Mississippi to Winter Camp November 1803-March 1804 11 Ready to Depart April-May 21, 1804 12 Up the Missouri May-July 1804 13 Entering Indian Country August 1804 14 Encounter with the Sioux September 1804 15 To the Mandans Fall 1804 16 Winter at Fort Mandan December 21, 1804-March 21, 1805 17 Report from Fort Mandan March 22-April 6, 1805 18 From Fort Mandan to Marias River April 7-June 2, 1805 19 From Marias River to the Great Falls June 3-June 20, 1805 20 The Great Portage June 16-July 14, 805 21 Looking for the Shoshones July 15-August 12, 1805 22 Over the Continental Divide August 13-August 31, 1805 23 Lewis as Ethnographer: The Shoshones 24 Over the Bitterroots September 1-October 6, 1805 25 Down the Columbia October 8-December 7, 1805 26 Fort Clatsop December 8, 1805-March 23, 1806 27 Lewis as Ethnographer: The Clatsops and the Chinooks 28 Jefferson and the West 1804-1806 29 Return to the Nez Percé March 23-June 9, 1806 30 The Lolo Trail June I O-July 2, 1806 31 The Marias Exploration July 3-July 28, 1806 32 The Last Leg July 29-September 22, 1806 33 Reporting to the President September 23-December 31, 1806 34 Washington January-March 1807 35 Philadelphia April-July 1807 36 Virginia August 1806-March 1807 37 St. Louis March-December 1808 38 St. Louis January-August 1809 39 Last Voyage September 3-October 11, 1809 40 Aftermath NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX MAPS The Lewis and Clark Expedition Up the Missouri Headwaters of the Missouri Crossing the Bitterroot Mountains Exploring the Mouth of the Columbia f0 Traveler's Rest
Synopsis
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., In this sweeping adventure story, Stephen E. Ambrose, the bestselling author odD-Day,presents the definitive account of one of the most momentous journeys in American history. Ambrose follows the Lewis and Clark Expedition from Thomas Jefferson's hope of finding a waterway to the Pacific, through the heart-stopping moments of the actual trip, to Lewis's lonely demise on the Natchez Trace. Along the way, Ambrose shows us the American West as Lewis saw it -- wild, awsome, and pristinely beautiful.Undaunted Courageis a stunningly told action tale that will delight readers for generations.
LC Classification Number
F592.7A49 1996
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- e***h (107)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThe books shipped fast and arrived in great condition. The packaging was very nice and neat, and easy to get into. The books were well insulated by the stuffing of the package (packing paper rolled up along the insides.) The books were just as described and pictured, so no problems there. I definitely got my money's worth on this order for sure & would definitely order from this seller again. I'll be keeping them in mind the next time I need such an old specialty book (awesome to get it bundled)
- i***c (42)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThough I haven't had a chance to look through all the volumes that came in this order, they appear to be in excellent condition and look very good. I'm really pleased that the seller (Tom the Book Guy) got my shipment in the mail promptly and sent the box by Ground Advantage so they arrived in only two days. I'm also pleased that these books were priced so reasonably. They are all high-quality academic books and I'm sure I will enjoy them in the weeks ahead. Thanks for such a smooth transaction!
- c***c (2871)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseVery pleased with the professional care and attention given with exceptional packaging and shipping. The book was as described and represents real value. Recommend!!Complete Poems of Robert Frost 1949 First Printing Henry Holt & Co (#197534624710)