Those Tremendous Mountains: The Story of the Lewis & Clark Expedition
Reissued for the 200th anniversary: "High and heroic adventure.... An exhilarating story of bravery, self-discipline, and firm resolve, and Mr. Hawke tells it uncommonly well."—The New Yorker
Reissued for the 200th anniversary: "High and heroic adventure.... An exhilarating story of bravery, self-discipline, and firm resolve, and Mr. Hawke tells it uncommonly well."—The New Yorker
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780393317749 (0393317749)
Publish date: April 28th 2003
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
This is a fairly light history of the Lewis and Clark expedition, very narrative in nature, and relying heavily on direct quotes from journals, which is interesting, but I don't always find that he gives good context. When several pages at a time are the journals, why not just have the journals?And ...