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Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson and the Opening of the American West Book"
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Undaunted Courage (Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West) (Reprint) (Paperback)
Description From the bestselling author of "D-Day" comes the definitive book on the most momentous expedition in American history--and one of the greatest adventure stories of all time. "An adventure filled with high romance and personal tragedy, involving the greatest expedition ever undertaken in the history of this country".--Alexander Theroux, "Chicago Tribune". Illustrations throughout. Maps. Stephen Ambrose's long fascination with the journey of Lewis and Clark led him to write this book. He...
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Undaunted Courage : Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West
In this sweeping adventure story, Stephen E. Ambrose, the bestselling author od D-Day, presents the definitive account of one of the most momentous journeys in American history. Ambrose follows the Lewis and Clark Expedition from Thomas Jefferson's hope of finding a waterway to the Pacific, through the heart-stopping moments of the actual trip, to Lewis's lonely demise on the Natchez Trace. Along the way, Ambrose shows us the American West as Lewis saw it -- wild, awsome, and pristinely beautiful. Undaunted...
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Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West, by Ambrose Ambrose, Stephen E
Description: 0684811073 New hardcover copy - fresh out of storage! Excellent condition - with just a touch of shelf / storage wear. Every order is processed immediately with e-notification and USPS tracking. #5163; RR-13; Cover Art; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 511 pages New in New dust jacket Hardcover Fifth Printing 1996 Simon & Schuster
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Description Stephen Ambrose's long fascination with the journey of Lewis and Clark led him to write this book. He chronicles the expedition and shares his knowledge of and passion for the landscape of the trail followed by the two captains, and he also tells the story of Meriwether Lewis's life after the expedition. Captain Lewis was a celebrity in the first decade of the nineteenth century, but despite the patronage of his mentor, President Thomas Jefferson, and the admiration inspired by his trailblazing...
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An intimate look into the inner lives of our most prominent cultural figures— pulled from the celebrated Proust Questionnaire page in Vanity Fair magazine. The probing set of questions originated as a 19th-century parlor game popularized by contemporaries of Marcel Proust, the French essayist and novelist, who believed that an individual’s answers reveal his true nature. Illustrated by Risko, Vanity Fair’s Proust Questionnaire brings together the responses of 101 of the most vibrant personalities...
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8228 Undaunted Courage Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West by Stephen E. Ambrose, Simon and Schuster 1996 Very Good/Very Good 511 pgs., Photos and maps. Slight edge wear to dust jacket.
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Soft Cover: Undaunted Courage Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West
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