The Lewis and Clark Journals
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The Lewis and Clark Journals

An American Epic of Discovery; The Abridgement of the Definitive Nebraska EditionBy Gary E. MoultonNarrated by John Lescault
Length19h 31m

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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. This is the riveting account of their journey. In their own words, recorded in the famous journals of Lewis and Clark, the members of the Corps of Discovery tell their story with an immediacy and power missing from secondhand accounts. All of their triumphs and terrors are here: the thrill of seeing the vast herds of bison, the fear the captains felt when Sacagawea fell ill, the ordeal of crossing the Continental Divide. The natural wonders of an unspoiled America are here, and the lives and customs of its native peoples also vividly come to life, making for a living drama that is humorous, poignant and, at least once, tragic. Editor Gary E. Moulton blends the narrative highlights of his definitive Nebraska edition of the Lewis and Clark journals to bring forth the voices of the enlisted men and of the Native Americans, heard for the first time alongside the words of the captains.

Audiobook details

GenreHistory
Length19 hrs 31 mins
Narrated byJohn Lescault
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJan 1, 2007
LanguageEnglish

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