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A seamless blend of history and fiction ... Hunter tells a thrilling tale. -- North Dakota Horizons, Fall 2006

Adventure, interesting settings, a little romance, blood and gore, and characters who live life largely ... a page-turner. -- Historical Novels Review Online, November 2006

Authentic ... shows the flaws and virtues of these legends of American history. Highly recommended for all historical fiction collections. -- Library Journal, September 15, 2006

Characters like York and Julia come to life, as do the famed explorers, who are rendered all too human. -- Lewiston (Idaho) Tribune, October 6, 2006

Gripping...Full of gritty historical detail and raw imagery that rings true across the years...Historical fiction at its best. -- Midwest Book Review, September 2006

Superb, truly astonishing ... Fiction that is the mark of a great imagination ... remarkable. -- Roundup Magazine (Western Writers of America), December 2006


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St. Louis, 1809. Three years after the triumphal return of the Lewis & Clark Expedition, Meriwether Lewis never felt less like a hero. Trapped in a thankless political job, he's drinking too much and spending money like there's no tomorrow. When he's called to a mysterious meeting, Lewis hopes for a new adventure that will turn his life around. Instead, he finds himself drawn into a conspiracy to put him and William Clark at the head of a new American empire. Lewis has his faults, but he's no traitor ... and suddenly Lewis the explorer becomes the hunted. As for Clark, he's willing to risk everything to save his best friend from dishonor and disgrace. In the end, neither man can imagine the price to pay for their loyalty to each other and to their country. History and fiction merge seamlessly in this thrilling historical novel based on one of America's greatest unsolved mysteries. Lewis and Clark's last journey is a classic story of honor, vengeance, and redemption.
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  • Paperback: 392 pages
  • Publisher: Blind Rabbit Press (September 23, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0977763625
  • ISBN-13: 978-0977763627
  • Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Evocative detail; authentic characters, September 21, 2006
This is a well-written historical novel that manifests a great deal of painstaking research. I am not an expert on the period, so I cannot comment on the historical details, but as an avid reader I was constantly impressed by the ability of the writer to turn a descriptive phrase that makes you feel like you are there.

The characters are complex, rounded, and real. No one is one-dimensional. The moral ambiguities in the main characters add to the authenticity of the story. This is reality. No one is completely good or completely evil. The interaction between Clark and his slave York was especially intriguing to me.

It is amazing how fragile and vulnerable our republic was during this period. This is a great story, and it gave me a new-found respect for these two American heroes.
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Last Journey of Lewis & Clark, September 3, 2007
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As the book opens, its 1809, three years after the Corps of Discovery has returned from the West, Meriwether Lewis is governor of the Louisiana Territory and William Clark is General of the militia. While Clark is happily married, Lewis is plagued by malarial fever, is drinking too much and is dependent upon laudanum for the pains from the fever. They are both about to be swept into a treasonous plot to gain control of the Louisiana Territory. To say anything more would give away the whole plot.

A fascinating life-like portrayal of the last days of one America's great adventurers, and the author has provided an interesting theory on one of our country's great mysteries. Worth checking out for any one interested in this period of our history. Four stars.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Facts + fiction = wisdom and insights , September 29, 2006
"To the Ends of the Earth" is a very good read. The characters are among the most authentic and convincing I've encountered in contemporary writing. Due to the suspense I couldn't wait to finish the story, but I find that now I miss the characters like old friends I don't get to talk to anymore. I always admire the way novelists can imagine so many details of speech, motivation, reactions and growth, but I seldom find so much insight into human experience as here. What's it like to be someone's lifelong buddy and partner -- and his slave at the same time? What's it like to be world-famous but so alone there's no one nearby you can trust? What's it like to feel you absolutely must take action, with life-or-death hinging on it, yet knowing you are utterly ignorant of what may be required? The author of the "To the Ends of the Earth" skilfully weaves these touching, even desperate, dramas into the fabric of the novel's dialogue and narrative. While getting a clear sense of everyday frontier life in the early 1800s, you come to an intimate recognition that life "inside the self" hasn't really changed.

In addition to its faithfulness to history, the plot is coherent and smooth yet cleverly structured around the characters' individual crises. By focusing each chapter on an individual, at a certain point in time, the author is free to develop the human side of the story using imagination. She does this so well that, while the plot is connecting the dots of the historical events, the fiction communicates genuine wisdom about people.

About halfway through, the story slows down a little as the protagonists get bogged down in indecision and what seem to be mundane affairs. This isn't a defect in creativity or craftsmanship, it's what happened: the circumstances of the main protagonists just dragged on, without improving, and they feel the strain of facing the same facts every day -- rather like the reader does. I wasn't sure what the real drama was. I wasn't sure what the suspense was, exactly, and what the stakes were, precisely. It wasn't as clear as a purely fictional who-done-it or romance. A lot like real life, the ultimate issues remained dimly seen and blurred. But when the decisive move is made, the drama turns intense and palpable, and it swept me along irresistibly.

Like I said, "To the Ends of the Earth" is a very good read.
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