false 45546 15 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. 99507 1996 Undaunted Courage total:2705|5:978|4:1145|3:504|2:65|1:13| 2705 11125 3838 455 5 6 false false Tue Feb 05 15:08:56 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 05 15:15:30 -0800 2008
This is the ultimate adventure. A bunch of dudes, in totally uncharted territory, trying to to make it there and back alive.

What I loved:

-it shows Indians both good and bad. Some Indians were incredibly gracious to the party...more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Mar 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Dec 21 10:33:28 -0800 2007 Mon Mar 17 18:34:14 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 23 10:27:41 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 23:04:19 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 04:18:53 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 00:31:53 -0700 2009 Once
The sections of the book covering the Lewis and Clark Expedition are as well written as anything Ambrose has done. I felt like I was there with the "Corps of Discovery"...more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat May 15 00:00:00 -0700 1999 Wed Apr 23 16:19:29 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 16:30:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Tue Feb 26 16:35:01 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 16:35:01 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Aug 12 06:23:58 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 06 17:32:22 -0800 2008 Tue Aug 12 06:23:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Thu Oct 25 10:07:07 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 25 10:29:57 -0700 2007
It's really an amazing true-life adventure when...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 14:07:57 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 14:27:51 -0800 2009
But yet, a brother-in-law had given it to me--and really liked it--so I couldn't throw it out. And my bud...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 09:31:24 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 09:31:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 06:04:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 06:04:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false true Wed Apr 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 10:25:05 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 10:35:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jun 27 08:12:09 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 25 08:30:37 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 12:44:13 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 12:51:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Tue Apr 15 07:55:39 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 15 07:59:45 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed May 06 00:00:00 -0700 1998 Wed Feb 06 19:59:18 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 06 20:02:08 -0800 2008
Meriwether Lewis and Sacajawea (Sakakawea? Sacagawea?) are my heroes. This is a really cool adventure story.

I have to say, Ambrose really gives you an ...more...]]> 3 0 true false Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 09:01:31 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 11:22:47 -0700 2009 1
But there's more to it than that. I decided to read this after reading The Rope Walk by Carrie Brown. The children in the book read the journals of Lewis and Clark to an elderly neighbor and I decided to read this book.

I think it's just not my kind of book...more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Nov 11 17:26:09 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 11 17:26:09 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri Jul 04 23:37:54 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 23:40:38 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jan 31 16:57:23 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 28 08:23:00 -0800 2007 Thu Jan 31 16:57:14 -0800 2008 more...]]>