The journals of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark remain the
single most important document in the history of American
exploration. Through these tales of adventure, edited and
annotated by American Book Award nominee Landon Jones, we meet
Indian peoples and see the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, and
western rivers the way Lewis and Clark first observed
them-majestic, pristine, uncharted, and awe-inspiring.
History.
Praise for The Essential Lewis and Clark
"Landon Jones has done an excellent job of picking. . . what is
essential and leaving out the rest. Anyone who wants to know more
about how Lewis and Clark. . . accomplished what they did. . .
should have this book." -Stephen E. Ambrose, author of
Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the
Opening of the American West
"In The Essential Lewis and Clark, Landon Jones presents the
highlights of an American classic by letting Lewis and Clark tell
their story in their own words." -Dayton R. Duncan, writer and
producer of Ken Burns's PBS documentary Lewis & Clark
"Landon Jones has ever-so-skillfully assembled the journals of
Lewis and Clark so as to allow today's readers to become
participants in their historic journey." -Thomas F. Eagleton,
former U.S. senator of Missouri
Landon Jones is the author of Great Expectations: America and
the Baby Boom Generation. He has reported, written, and
edited at Life, Time, Money, and People magazines. He is a member
of the National Lewis and Clark Bi-centennial Council.