Undaunted Courage : Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West

Undaunted Courage : Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West
by Stephen Ambrose

Undaunted Courage : Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West
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Author: Stephen Ambrose
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1997-06-02
ISBN: 0684826976
Number of pages: 521
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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Book Review: Mostly about Meriwether Lewis.
Summary: 4 Stars

I hardly knew anything about the expedition before this book which provides a lot of incredible information from Meriwether Lewis. But as the book describes, it's all from Lewis. We don't know anything about Clark's version or any of the other men who kept journals. The expedition split up several times and we never know what happened to any of the other groups, we only know of Lewis' groups.

Considering all the interesting things that happened to him I'm sure those other men had just as interesting stories of their own.

If you're into knowing everything about the trip, this should be ONE of the books you read.

Summary of Undaunted Courage : Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West

In this sweeping adventure story, Stephen E. Ambrose, the bestselling author od D-Day, presents the definitive account of one of the most momentous journeys in American history. Ambrose follows the Lewis and Clark Expedition from Thomas Jefferson's hope of finding a waterway to the Pacific, through the heart-stopping moments of the actual trip, to Lewis's lonely demise on the Natchez Trace. Along the way, Ambrose shows us the American West as Lewis saw it -- wild, awsome, and pristinely beautiful. Undaunted Courage is a stunningly told action tale that will delight readers for generations.


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.

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