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The Lewis and Clark Journals by Gary E. Moulton
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The Lewis and Clark Journals

An American Epic of Discovery; The Abridgement of the Definitive Nebraska Edition

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Narrator John Lescault
Length 19 hours 32 minutes
Language English
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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.

Gary E. Moulton is Thomas C. Sorensen Professor of American History at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. His editing of the Lewis and Clark journals earned him the J. Franklin Jameson Award of the American Historical Association and the Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award from the University of Nebraska.

Patrick Cullen (a.k.a. John Lescault), a native of Massachusetts, is a graduate of the Catholic University of America. He lives in Washington, DC, where he works in theater.

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Reviews

“[This edition] stands as one of the great accomplishments of American scholarship and scholarly publishing alike.”

“A triumph of scholarly publishing…belongs on most readers’ shelves—and should accompany any road trip through the West.”

“What makes this single volume of journal selections more powerful than its contemporaries is the use of other corps members’ diaries to provide further details about the journey.”

“Through the eyes of [Lewis and Clark], one can experience the excitement and sense of wonder as the Corps encountered fascinating and awe-inspiring physical beauty, wildlife, and myriad Native American cultures…A wonderful and inspiring reminder of the skill and bravery of those men who trekked across the continent when they and their nation were young.

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