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Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier

Stephen E. Ambrose

Why we're reading this: I always enjoy American History, but more than that I love reading about adventure, and this certainly is…more
[close] I always enjoy American History, but more than that I love reading about adventure, and this certainly is a big one. Honestly I'm surprised at how little I really knew about the Lewis and Clark expedition, so I'm glad I decided to check this out despite its audacious length (It's basically my "all summer long" reading). It's a little slow in spots because I think the author is afraid to leave out any detail, but the story is interesting enough to hold my attention even through the boring parts.

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Jun 07, 2017 Allyson rated it really liked it

History is so interesting to me. Some of the great people we admire are really similar to people today. This book is a bit more about Merriweather Lewis than anyone else on the expedition. He was good at what he did in the expedition but it didn't seem to help him long term in life. He still struggled with the same problems during the expedition and afterward.

I enjoyed this book. I have read others about this expedition but it was about 15 years ago and so it was nice to hear the story again.
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Apr 13, 2012 June rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: non-fiction, history

Courageous he was, determined, and with excellent judgment. This account is a thoroughly detailed report from Lewis's journal on the trip. Long, but worth the read! ...more

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