Customer Review: It's amazing they pulled it off and lost only one man (and got into a real fight with the natives only once) and despite all the incredible difficulties wrote it all down. There is no substitute for getting it directly from the horse's mouth. Bernard DeVoto does a great job keeping the story flowing... more info
Customer Review: This book uses the text from the journals of Lewis and Clark to engage the reader in the day-to-day experiences during the trek westward. Using entries from both Lewis' and Clark's journals Anthony Brandt paints a picture of the scenery, wildlife, waterways, mountains, and peoples met along the way... more info
Customer Review: In my reading I found some things I liked and some things I did not like. The introduction that John Bakeless added in was great. Although it is long, I would recommend people to read it before they read the book. The introduction does as it should, by giving a sense of purpose and background of... more info
Customer Review: In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson sought to expand westward for commercial purposes which ended in obtaining land from France. He was confident that an expedition on foot seeking a route for establishing a waterway all the way to the Pacific Ocean was viable. When he needed an "errand" done right,... more info
Customer Review: These 3 volumes of The History of the Lewis and Clark Expedition,published by the ever-affordable Dover Press,should be a welcome addition to anyone's American history collection. A complete and unabridged reprint of the 1893 Coue 4-volume edition,these paperbacks include wonderful foldout maps and... more info
Customer Review: Number twelve in a distinguished, and, multivolume effort by Dr. Gary Moulton, The University of Nebraska, The "Herbarium" volume of "The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition" is the most comprehensive, edited botanical reference of the known plant specimens of the Corps of Discovery,... more info
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