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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
alongside 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.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
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