Stephen E. Ambrose
Paperback | Pages: 592 pages Rating: 4.21 | 47605 Users | 2429 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Undaunted Courage |
| ISBN: | 074347788X (ISBN13: 9780743477888) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Thomas Jefferson, Meriwether Lewis, William Clark |
| Setting: | United States of America |
| Literary Awards: | Ambassador Book Award for American Studies (1997), Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Award for Nonfiction (1997), Spur Award for Best Nonfiction Historical (1996) |
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'This was much more than a bunch of guys out on an exploring and collecting expedition. This was a military expedition into hostile territory'. In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson selected his personal secretary, Captain Meriwether Lewis, to lead a pioneering voyage across the Great Plains and into the Rockies. It was completely uncharted territory; a wild, vast land ruled by the Indians. Charismatic and brave, Lewis was the perfect choice and he experienced the savage North American continent before any other white man. UNDAUNTED COURAGE is the tale of a hero, but it is also a tragedy. Lewis may have received a hero's welcome on his return to Washington in 1806, but his discoveries did not match the president's fantasies of sweeping, fertile plains ripe for the taking. Feeling the expedition had been a failure, Lewis took to drink and piled up debts. Full of colourful characters - Jefferson, the president obsessed with conquering the west; William Clark, the rugged frontiersman; Sacagawea, the Indian girl who accompanied the expedition; Drouillard, the French-Indian hunter - this is one of the great adventure stories of all time and it shot to the top of the US bestseller charts. Drama, suspense, danger and diplomacy combine with romance and personal tragedy making UNDAUNTED COURAGE an outstanding work of scholarship and a thrilling adventure.Present Containing Books Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier
| Title | : | Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier |
| Author | : | Stephen E. Ambrose |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Later Printing |
| Pages | : | Pages: 592 pages |
| Published | : | October 6th 2003 by Simon & Schuster (first published February 15th 1996) |
| Categories | : | History. Nonfiction. Biography. North American Hi.... American History. Adventure. Historical. Travel |
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Phew! What a long book. Glad I read it though. I had very little knowledge of Lewis and Clark. At times I found my mind wandering and other times enthralled.Ambrose is as clear a historical writer as there is. The account of Lewis & Clark's preparation and then journey is outstanding. The lengthy description of what happened after was less so, but mainly because I was not interested in their publishing disputes and the like. Over all, this is a wonderful account of one of the most significant adventures in American history.
I've always had a particular fascination with the Lewis & Clark Expedition, because of being born in raised in St. Charles, Missouri, the town where the expedition technically launched; so I'm glad I've finally had a chance to read this influential overlook at the trip by famed historian Stephen E. Ambrose. This is pretty much what you would expect from such a book, so I don't have too many analytical things to say about it; it's well-researched and well-written, especially when it comes to
Dude, that was WAAAAY more detail than I needed to know.
The oddest little historical fact that has stayed with me from reading this book is the squirrel migration. At the time of the Lewis and Clark expedition, there were apparently so many squirrels in this country, that the squirrels migrated seasonally like birds. Lewis and Clark witnessed them in large numbers swimming south across the river on which they were traveling. It was such a surprising and delightful little piece of information I had never known about before. It gives the reader a
First I want to thank Michael for suggesting I read this book. I really did like it. A definite four star read. Who doesn't know about the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1803-1806, and of Sacajawea?! Years ago I had read Sacajawea, which I loved! Yeah, it is a door-stopper, but you don't want it to ever end. The two books did tell the same story about the expedition, but they focus on different people. Anna Lee Waldos book is historical fiction. It focuses primarily on Sacajawea and the
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