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Undaunted Courage : Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the
American West
by Stephen E. Ambrose
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Reprint Edition
Paperback, 528 pages
Published by Touchstone Books
Publication date: June 1997
Dimensions (in inches): 1.27 x 9.22 x 6.14
ISBN: 0684826976 |
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Amazon.com:
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. 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. 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. --This text refers to the
hardcover edition of this title.
Ken 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. --This text refers to the hardcover edition of this title.
Amazon Customer Comments
fly@regalair.com from Everett, WA , 05/03/98,
rating=9:
The title is an understatement!
If you have any interest in the outdoors at all, read this. You will come away with a
great appreciation for the courage, skill, determination, and luck of the men of the Corps
of Discovery.
kjmunson@aol.com from
Cleveland, Ohio , 04/22/98, rating=3:
Wonderful story, but poorly told
The facts are there and the story could be so good, but Ambrose doesn't do it justice. No
one comes alive in this book in spite of all the quotes and research. Additionally,
Abrose's grammer is awful. Reading this book may be more exhausting and frustrating than
the expedition was! --This text refers to the hardcover edition of this title.
Al Shapiro
(ashapiro@concentric.net) from Baton Rouge, Louisiana , 04/21/98, rating=9:
Reads Like an Adventure Novel
This book, which appears to be meticulously researched, chronicles perhaps the greatest
adventure in which Americans ever participated that did not involve a war. All through
this book, I could imagine myself as a member of this party experiencing this marvelous
foray into the uncharted and unknown. All in all, a very fine book by a writer who
possesses great skill. It is pleasing to see (by the number and enthusiasm of the reviews)
such interest in this work of history.
A reader from Anchorage,
Alaska , 04/15/98, rating=10:
Outstanding account of the expedition
Fascinating account of Lewis, Clarke and Jefferson...great flow and style --This text
refers to the hardcover edition of this title.
undaunted
courageholbrook@scrtc.blue.net from gamaliel,kentucky , 04/03/98, rating=8:
jefferson insight
Although the book is concerned with Lewis and Clark, the underlying current leads the
reader to glimpses of Thomas Jefferson and, by reading between the lines, one can see
Jeffersonian ideas as we have not been used to in other books just a about this president.
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