false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173312077m/271994.jpg 271994 2 <div>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. <br><br>All their triumphs and terrors are here&#8212;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&#8217;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.<br><br></div> 1799887 2003 The Lewis and Clark Journals (Abridged Edition): An American Epic of Discovery total:11|5:8|4:3| 11 52 21 2 5 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sat Dec 27 14:46:47 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 14:47:35 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Tue Jun 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 08 10:38:45 -0800 2007 Tue Jun 10 18:49:53 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Oct 23 20:42:55 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 20:42:55 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Sep 04 21:38:32 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 21:38:32 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jul 12 12:56:23 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 12:56:52 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jun 25 13:05:39 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 13:05:39 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Aug 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 21:28:18 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 09:53:32 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Apr 27 21:48:30 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 21:48:35 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Apr 09 14:35:29 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 14:35:29 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Feb 09 07:20:11 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 07:20:11 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Feb 02 10:59:51 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 19:11:24 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Feb 01 11:53:19 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 11:53:19 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Oct 29 07:09:36 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 29 07:09:36 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Sep 18 20:29:48 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 18 20:29:48 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Jul 08 20:34:14 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 20:34:14 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Jul 05 14:51:07 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 28 10:24:25 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sat Jun 21 21:43:42 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 21:43:42 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue Mar 11 15:42:07 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 11 15:42:07 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Mar 05 20:29:59 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 05 20:29:59 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Wed Mar 05 20:10:06 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 05 20:10:13 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=271994