Up the Missouri River with Lewis and Clark: From Camp Dubois to the Bad River [Paperback]

Bill Markley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 12, 2005

Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery expedition conjures up images of high adventure. Up the Missouri River with Lewis and Clark tells of the beginning stages of the United States’ first overland expedition to the Pacific Ocean. The men had to contend with shifting sandbars, treacherous currents, submerged trees, mosquitoes, rattlesnakes, wicked weather, disease, and unpredictable new people. Meet the men of the expedition—deserters, drunks, sergeants, and hunters. See how the first four months of their journey transforms a loose group of individuals into Clark’s Band of Brothers.

“Bill Markley has a wonderful talent for writing nonfiction with just a twist of humor. Though he takes his facts from the journals of Lewis, Clark, and other expedition members, his own commentary emerges.”—Pat Decker Nipper, Author of Love on the Lewis and Clark Trail

“You will enjoy reading Bill Markley’s description of Lewis & Clark’s expedition. He knows the stories, and shares with us a clear view of the expedition’s journey. His book helps his readers better understand the Corps of Discovery’s many and diverse encounters on the Missouri River.”—Bill Stevens, President, Encounters On the Prairie, Central South Dakota Chapter of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation

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About the Author

Bill Markley is a member of Western Writers of America and writes about the Old West. Go to www.billmarkley.com for more information about Bill’s writing.

Product Details

• Paperback: 84 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (October 12, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595372724
• ISBN-13: 978-0595372720
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,020,870 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Markley is always entertaining, November 18, 2005

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P. Nipper "Pat Decker Nipper, author" (San Jose, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Up the Missouri River with Lewis and Clark: From Camp Dubois to the Bad River (Paperback)

Any book by Bill Markley will entertain you, as well as inform you. He writes what he knows and does excellent research. You won't be disappointed in this look at the Corps of Discovery as they start out on their expedition, and whip their team into shape.

5.0 out of 5 stars Have not read it yet, But Dakota Epic was great!, September 9, 2006

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Andrew Kightlinger "Gotham Manooj Collias" (Grenoble, France) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Up the Missouri River with Lewis and Clark: From Camp Dubois to the Bad River (Paperback)

I have yet to read this book, but Dakota Epic is still one of the better "on-the-set" books I've ever read! I'm sure this book lives up to Dakota Epic is style and substance.