The Back of Beyond: A Story About Lewis and Clark

by Ralph L. Ramstad (Illustrator), Andy Russell Bowen

An account of the 1804-1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition which took the explorers from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean

64 pages, Library Binding

First published October 1, 1996

Reviews

[Becky Martin · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Lewis and Clark expedition is put into a short story format for readers to follow. Readers are intrigued by this type of presentation since it takes the history and puts it in a reader friendly format instead of a textbook format. The book gives some insight to the human emotions involved in the Lewis and Clark expedition. Readers begin to feel a connection to this story, and they look to other sources for more elaboration. This is a great start to introduce the expedition to readers. The illustrations also make the expedition come to life as a new concept rather than a boring history topic.

[Anndee · Rating 3 out of 5]

I decided to read this one so that I could talk to my son about Lewis and Clark (and Seaman or Scannon the dog.) I really didn't know much but the basics about this expedition before reading this book. I think I'll try to read more since this one was so short, but a good start.