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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.
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Ambrose has written prolifically about men who were larger than life: Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Colonel Custer. Here he takes on half of the two-headed hero of American exploration: Meriwether Lewis. Ambrose, his wife and five children have followed the footsteps of the Lewis and Clark expedition for 20 summers, in the course of which the explorer has become a friend of the Ambrose family; the author's affection shines through this narrative. Meriwether Lewis, as secretary to Thomas Jefferson and living in the White House for two years, got his education by being apprenticed to a great man. Their friendship is at the center of this account. Jefferson hand-picked Lewis for the great cross-country trek, and Lewis in turn picked William Clark to accompany him. The two men shook hands in Clarksville, Ohio, on October 14, 1803, then launched their expedition. The journals of the expedition, most written by Clark, are one of the treasures of American history. Here we learn that the vital boat is behind schedule; the boat builder is always drunk, but he's the only one available. Lewis acts as surveyor, builder and temperance officer in his effort to get his boat into the river. Alcohol continues to cause him problems both with the men of his expedition and later, after his triumphant return, in his own life, which ended in suicide at the age of 35. Without adding a great deal to existing accounts, Ambrose uses his skill with detail and atmosphere to dust off an icon and put him back on the trail west. History Book Club main selection; BOMC split selection; QPB alternate; author tour.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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From the west-facing window of the room in which Meriwether Lewis was born on August 18, 1774, one could look out at Rockfish Gap, in the Blue Ridge Mountains, an opening to the West that invited exploration. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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United States, Nez Percé, Missouri River, Meriwether Lewis, Fort Mandan, New Orleans, Fort Clatsop, Captain Lewis, Big White, Upper Louisiana, Corps of Discovery, Rocky Mountains, Sergeant Ordway, Great Falls, Old Toby, War Department, Mississippi River, Captain Clark, Pacific Ocean, Thomas Jefferson, President's House, Black Buffalo, William Clark, Wood River, Three Forks New!
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From the west-facing window of the room in which Meriwether Lewis was born on August 18, 1774, one could look out at Rockfish Gap, in the Blue Ridge Mountains, an opening to the West that invited exploration. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
little thief, white pirogue, immence herds, two pirogues Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Nez Percé, Missouri River, Meriwether Lewis, Fort Mandan, New Orleans, Fort Clatsop, Captain Lewis, Big White, Upper Louisiana, Corps of Discovery, Rocky Mountains, Sergeant Ordway, Great Falls, Old Toby, War Department, Mississippi River, Captain Clark, Pacific Ocean, Thomas Jefferson, President's House, Black Buffalo, William Clark, Wood River, Three Forks New!
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- Jefferson the President: Second Term 1805 - 1809 - Volume V (Jefferson and His Time, Vol 5) by Dumas Malone on 8 pages
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