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Undaunted Courage - The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier (Paperback, Reissue)
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Undaunted Courage - The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier (Paperback, Reissue)
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List price R301
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Discovery Miles 2 770
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'This was much more than a bunch of guys out on an exploring and
collecting expedition. This was a military expedition into hostile
territory'. In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson selected his
personal secretary, Captain Meriwether Lewis, to lead a pioneering
voyage across the Great Plains and into the Rockies. It was
completely uncharted territory; a wild, vast land ruled by the
Indians. Charismatic and brave, Lewis was the perfect choice and he
experienced the savage North American continent before any other
white man. UNDAUNTED COURAGE is the tale of a hero, but it is also
a tragedy. Lewis may have received a hero's welcome on his return
to Washington in 1806, but his discoveries did not match the
president's fantasies of sweeping, fertile plains ripe for the
taking. Feeling the expedition had been a failure, Lewis took to
drink and piled up debts. Full of colourful characters - Jefferson,
the president obsessed with conquering the west; William Clark, the
rugged frontiersman; Sacagawea, the Indian girl who accompanied the
expedition; Drouillard, the French-Indian hunter - this is one of
the great adventure stories of all time and it shot to the top of
the US bestseller charts. Drama, suspense, danger and diplomacy
combine with romance and personal tragedy making UNDAUNTED COURAGE
an outstanding work of scholarship and a thrilling adventure.
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