Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson & the Opening of the American West
A splendid book.
A splendid book.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780684811079 (0684811073)
ASIN: 684811073
Publish date: February 15th 1996
Publisher: Simon & Schuster (NY)
Pages no: 512
Edition language: English
This is a book both entertaining and educational--a gripping read that gave me a picture of a trail-breaking expedition of exploration and adventure that ranked not far behind the voyages of Columbus and Captain Cook in importance. I knew little of this expedition beyond that it was associated with ...
Large, thick books do not scare me. If you've delved into my blog here at all, you'll quickly learn that I read constantly and I read epic fantasy for fun. The longer, the better. The more characters and plot lines, even better. With one exception, or wait, two exceptions. I tried but didn't like G....
Undaunted Courage gets 4.5 Stars. Stephen Ambrose brings a special passion to this tale of exploration. Ambrose relates in the foreword, his lifelong fascination and exploration of the Lewis and Clark adventure. I like how he brings all the characters, Lewis, Clark, Jefferson, various Indian chiefs,...
A very interesting and well-researched work on two of America's most legendary explorers. Ambrose is a very thorough and intelligent historian; his publications are always detailed in the right places and delve into greater depth at particularly fascinating pieces of the story. Ambrose does a part...
I listened to the audio version. It was interesting and definitely worth the read. I think at times that Ambrose could have done better making the exciting parts of the trip more exciting. Otherwise, a great introduction to Lewis and Clark's journey.
11 years ago
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