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The Lewis and Clark Journals (abridged, illustrate
Category: History: U.S.: L&C
Author: Gary Moulton, editor
Copyright/published Year: 2003 by Bison Books (Univ Ne
ISBN: 0803280394
Binding: trade pap
Following orders from President Thomas Jefferson, Captains
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set out from their wintering
camp in Illinois in 1804 to search for a river passage to the
Pacific Ocean. In this riveting account, editor Gary E. Moulton
blends the narrative highlights of the Lewis and Clark journals
so that the voices of the enlisted men and of Native peoples are
heard along.side the words of the captains.
All their triumphs and terrors are here-the thrill of seeing
the vast herds of bison on the plains; the tensions and
admiration in the first meetings with Indian peoples; Lewis's
rapture at the stunning beauty of the Great Falls; the fear the
captains felt when a devastating illness befell their Shoshone
interpreter, Sacagawea; the ordeal of crossing the Continental
Divide; the kidnapping and rescuing of Lewis's dog, Seaman;
miserable days of cold and hunger; and Clark's joy at seeing the
Pacific. The cultural differences between the corps and Native
Americans make for living drama that at times provokes laughter
but more often is poignant and, at least once, tragic.
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