Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns

Book Overview

The companion volume to Ken Burns's PBS documentary film, with more than 150 illustrations, most in full color. In the spring of 1804, at the behest of President Thomas Jefferson, a party of explorers... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679454500
• ISBN13: 9780679454502
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 2.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.4" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

I really enjoyed this book!

This book was so hard to put down! The way the author combines the facts with the actual quotes from the Lewis and Clark journals (complete with spelling errors), the original sketches and descriptions by Lewis and Clark, old pictures and paintings, and the attention to the sequencing (i.e., he walks you straight through the entire journey and makes it flow) really makes this book come alive for me. I highly recommend it!!

Wonderful

I give high praise to this book and this reading. You will learn so much about the journey, and you'll feel the cold of the winters and the wonderment of their adventures. Taken from their actual journals, this book is even better than "Undaunted Courage". p.s. the unabridged is even better.

Simply Amazing

This audio is a great telling of this amazing journey. Any history buff should order this and play it over and over. The facts of the ride and the aftermath of the characters will leave you in awe.

Short and to the point.

I liked this book very much because Duncan doesn't go into boring details about everything little thing. He explained the main points and the interesting ones without the boring insignificant details. If your interested in learning about Lewis and Clark, I would read this book first before reading an in-depth book.

Solid Education on a Fascinating Bit of American History

Duncan uses a variety of forms to paint a wonderfully realistic picture of the expedition, its hardships, its glory and its danger. He weaves together quotes from many of the explorers' journals, actual photographs of their journals with drawings and maps, photographs and paintings of scenes along the trail as well as his own well-crafted narrative. I devoured the book in a five-hour plane ride and thoroughly enjoyed myself. I'm sure that it is not a comprehensive description of all that is known about Lewis and Clark, but it was brief enough to keep a casually interested reader involved and thorough enough to provide some real richness and color to the story and to intrigue me enough to plan a visit to some sites along the trail.