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Undaunted courage Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the opening of the American West

Though primarily a biography of Meriwether Lewis, this book also provides fascinating sketches of Thomas Jefferson, William Clark, Sacagawea, & other contemporaries. From the bestselling author of the definitive book on D-Day comes the definitive book on the most momentous expedition in American...

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Main Author: Ambrose, Stephen E. (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster, [1996]
Subjects:
Lewis, Meriwether, > 1774-1809.
Clark, William, > 1770-1838.
Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826.
Lewis and Clark Expedition > (1804-1806)
Explorers > United States > Biography.
Biographies.
Table of Contents:
  • Youth,1774-1792
  • Planter,1792-1794
  • Soldier,1794-1800
  • Thomas Jefferson's America,1801
  • The President's Secretary,1801-1802
  • The origins of the expedition,1750-1802
  • Preparing for the expedition, January-June 1803
  • Washington to Pittsburgh, June-August 1803
  • Down the Ohio, September-November 1803
  • Up the Mississippi to winter camp, November 1803-March 1804
  • Ready to depart, April- May 21,1804
  • Up the Missouri, May- July 1804
  • Entering Indian Country, August 1804
  • Encounter with Sioux, September 1804
  • To the Mandans, Fall 1804
  • Winter at Fort Mandan, December 21, 1804- March 21, 1805
  • Report from Fort Mandan, March 22-April 6, 1805
  • From Fort Mandan to Marias River, April 7-June 2, 1805
  • From Marias River to the Great Falls, June 3-June 20, 1805
  • The Great Portage, June 16-July 14, 1805
  • Looking for the Shoshones, July 15-August 12, 1805
  • Over the Continental Divide: August 13-August 31, 1805
  • Over the Bitterroots: September 1-October 6, 1805
  • Down the Columbia: October 8-December 7, 1805
  • Fort Clatsop: December 8, 1805-March 23, 1806
  • Jefferson and the West: 1804-1806
  • Return to the Nez PerceĢ: March 23-June 9, 1806
  • The Lolo Trail: June 10-July 2, 1806
  • The Marias Exploration: July 3-July 28, 1806
  • The Last Leg: July 29-September 22, 1806
  • Reporting to the President: September 23-December 31, 1806
  • Washington: January-March 1807
  • Philadelphia: April-July 1807
  • Virginia: August 1806-March 1807
  • St. Louis: March-December 1808
  • St. Louis: January-August 1809
  • Last Voyage: September 3-October 11, 1809.

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