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Stephen E Ambrose - Undaunted Courage.nfo
General Information
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Title: Undaunted Courage
Author: Stephen E Ambrose
Read By: Barrett Whitener
Copyright: 1996
Audiobook Copyright: 1996
Genre: History
Publisher: Audio Works
Abridged: No
Original Media Information
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Source: 20 CD
Condition: good
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Total Duration: 21:36:52
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Book Description
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Amazon.com
A biography of Meriwether Lewis that relies heavily on the journals
of both Lewis and Clark, this book is also backed up by the author's
personal travels along Lewis and Clark's route to the Pacific. Ambrose
is not content to simply chronicle the events of the "Corps of Discovery"
as the explorers called their ventures. He often pauses to assess the
military leadership of Lewis and Clark, how they negotiated with various
native peoples and what they reported to Jefferson. Though the expedition
failed to find Jefferson's hoped for water route to the Pacific, it
fired interest among fur traders and other Americans, changing the face
of the West forever. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From Publishers Weekly
Ambrose has written prolifically about men who were larger than life:
Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Colonel Custer. Here he takes on half
of the two-headed hero of American exploration: Meriwether Lewis. Ambrose,
his wife and five children have followed the footsteps of the Lewis
and Clark expedition for 20 summers, in the course of which the explorer
has become a friend of the Ambrose family; the author's affection shines
through this narrative. Meriwether Lewis, as secretary to Thomas Jefferson
and living in the White House for two years, got his education by being
apprenticed to a great man. Their friendship is at the center of this
account. Jefferson hand-picked Lewis for the great cross-country trek,
and Lewis in turn picked William Clark to accompany him. The two men
shook hands in Clarksville, Ohio, on October 14, 1803, then launched
their expedition. The journals of the expedition, most written by Clark,
are one of the treasures of American history. Here we learn that the
vital boat is behind schedule; the boat builder is always drunk, but
he's the only one available. Lewis acts as surveyor, builder and temperance
officer in his effort to get his boat into the river. Alcohol continues
to cause him problems both with the men of his expedition and later,
after his triumphant return, in his own life, which ended in suicide
at the age of 35. Without adding a great deal to existing accounts,
Ambrose uses his skill with detail and atmosphere to dust off an icon
and put him back on the trail west. History Book Club main selection;
BOMC split selection; QPB alternate; author tour.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to
the Hardcover edition
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