On May 14, 1804, a party of explorers dispatched by President Thomas Jefferson set off up the Missouri River into America’s newly acquired Louisiana Territory. Under the leadership of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, the men of the Corps of Discovery would cross the continent and into history. Here, from award-winning historian Ralph K. Andrist, is the dramatic story of their epic journey.
Too watered down. Not extensive enough. Have read their accounts many times and there was much more about their discoveries and the terain. I ordered this to keep on my iPad, but it’s not worth keeping
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Good, quick read telling the history of the Lewis and Clark Expedition of Discovery in 1804-6, following them from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean and back again via the Missouri River. No super detail or much character development, but good basic history.
Hard to imagine traveling across the country without the interstate, but they did it. Interesting to get their point of view.