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The Lewis and Clark Expedition Day by Day

The Lewis and Clark Expedition Day by Day

by Gary E . Moulton (Author), Gary E. Moulton (Author), Gary E. Moulton (Author)

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    Illustrated 2018

    $94.52
Synopsis

In May 1804, Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and their Corps of Discovery set out on a journey of a lifetime to explore and interpret the American West. The Lewis and Clark Expedition Day by Day follows this exploration with a daily narrative of their journey, from its starting point in Illinois in 1804 to its successful return to St. Louis in September 1806. This accessible chronicle, presented by Lewis and Clark historian Gary E. Moulton, depicts each riveting day of the Corps of Discovery's journey. Drawn from the journals of the two captains and four enlisted men, this volume recounts personal stories, scientific pursuits, and geographic challenges, along with vivid descriptions of encounters with Native peoples and unknown lands and discoveries of new species of flora and fauna. This modern reference brings the story of the Lewis and Clark expedition to life in a new way, from the first hoisting of the sail to the final celebratory dinner.

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 774
 Edition: Illustrated
 Publisher: Bison Books
Published: 01 Apr 2018
ISBN 10: 1496203380
ISBN 13: 9781496203380

Media Reviews
Moulton's The Lewis and Clark Expedition Day by Day is his latest telling of the Corps of Discovery's journey to explore the American West. . . . The results are daily dispatches of the personal stories, scientific pursuits and geographic challenges. There are descriptions of encounters with American Indians and unknown lands, and observations of new species of flora and fauna. -David Hendee, Omaha World-Herald -- David Hendee * Omaha World-Herald *
This book takes readers on a journey most travelers wish they had joined back when it happened in 1804. . . . This book took the author nearly 40 years, and it was time well spent among one of the most intense and suspense-laden adventures of America's history. -Anna Faktorovich, Pennsylvania Literary Journal -- Anna Faktorovich * Pennsylvania Literary Journal *
Drawing on his comprehensive knowledge of the expedition, Gary Moulton has put into a lively prose narrative what is the nation's first road story. . . . The Lewis and Clark Expedition Day by Day gives readers an unparalleled opportunity to see that journey as it unfolded in real time. . . . [This book] belongs on the short shelf of important books about the life and times of the Corps of Discovery. It will surely have a wide and appreciative audience. -James P. Ronda, Barnard Professor of Western American History, emeritus, at the University of Tulsa and author of Lewis and Clark among the Indians -- James P. Ronda
Author Bio
Gary E. Moulton is Thomas C. Sorensen Professor Emeritus of American History at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is the editor of the Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, available from the University of Nebraska Press. Moulton is the recipient of the J. Franklin Jameson Award of the American Historical Association and the Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award from the University of Nebraska.