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February
2004
features
books and links about the
Lewis and Clark Expedition |
Non-fiction
- Fiction - Audio - VHS
& DVD
Non-Fiction
Undaunted
Courage : Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the
American West
by Stephen E. Ambrose
917.8042 Amb
In this sweeping adventure story, Stephen E. Ambrose 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
Courage is a stunningly told action tale that will delight readers for
generations.
Dear
Brother : Letters of William Clark to Jonathan Clark
by William Clark
917.8042 Cla
Over the course of his career, American explorer William Clark
(1770-1838) wrote at least forty-five letters to his older brother
Jonathan, including six that were written during the epic Lewis and
Clark Expedition. This book publishes many of these letters for the
first time, revealing important details about the expedition, the
mysterious death of Meriwether Lewis, the status of Clark's slave York
(the first African American known to have crossed the continent from
coast to coast), and other matters of historical significance. There
are letters concerning the establishment of the Corps of Discovery's
first winter camp in December 1803, preparations for setting out into
the country west of Fort Mandan in 1805, and Clark's 1807 fossil dig
at Big Bone Lick, Kentucky. There are also letters about Lewis's
disturbed final days that shed light on whether he committed suicide
or was murdered. Still other letters chronicle the fate of York after
the expedition; we learn the details of Clark and York's falling out
and subsequent alienation. Together the letters and the introductions
and annotations by James J. Holmberg provide valuable insights into
the lives of Lewis and Clark and the world of Jeffersonian America.
The
Men Of The Lewis And Clark Expedition : a biographical roster of the
fifty-one members and a composite diary of their activities from all
known sources
by Charles G. Clarke
920 Cla
The men who were instrumental to the success of the Lewis and Clark
expedition come to life in this volume. Through the aid of a detailed
biographical roster and a composite diary of the expedition that
highlights the roles and actions of the expedition's members, Charles
G. Clarke affords readers precious glimpses of those who have long
stood in the shadows of Lewis and Clark. Disagreements and
achievements, ailments and addictions, and colorful personalities and
daily tasks are all vividly rendered in these pages. The result is an
unforgettable portrait of the corps of diverse characters who
undertook a remarkable journey across the western half of the
continent almost two hundred years ago.
The
Essential Lewis & Clark
Edited by Landon Y. Jones
917.8042 Lew
A 200-page edited version of Lewis & Clark's journals, tracking
the human adventure.
One of our
recommendations for RIVER FALLS READS!
Traveling the Lewis & Clark Trail
by Julie Fanselow
On order
The Lewis and Clark Expedition ranks among history's greatest
adventures. Now, modern explorers can retrace the route and make their
own memories with Traveling the Lewis and Clark Trail. This thoroughly
updated version of this acclaimed guidebook traces the entire route,
from Illinois to Oregon. It includes comprehensive inside information
on activities, attractions, and visitor amenities along the route. A
full-color foldout map helps visitors track their own progress along
the trail.
The
Journals Of Patrick Gass : Member of the Lewis & Clark
Expedition
by Patrick Gass
917.8042 Gas
Sergeant Gass was one of the few members of the Corp of Discovery to
keep a consistent log of the journey. His journal style makes his
account interesting and very readable. Gass's log of daily activities
shows the optimistic spirit of the corps and makes this an important
contribution to the study of the expedition. The inclusion of Gass's
newly discovered personal account ledger is fascinating!
Food Journals of Lewis & Clark: Recipes for
an Expedition
by Mary Gunderson
On order
Through a series of recipes supported by entries in the expedition's
journal, Gunderson offers a unique view of the westward journey.
Beginning with a Jeffersonian dinner at the White House, where French
cooking was in sway, Gunderson follows the party upriver as their
stores begin to run out and Lewis and Clark are gradually forced to
live off the land and the kindness of its inhabitants. Culinary
oddities such as Portable Soup (a precursor of the bouillon cube) and
primitive wild game recipes support quotations from the duo's
journals. Gunderson's recipes are easy to follow, and anyone
interested in historical cuisine can duplicate them, from
sophisticated cooks to students looking for practical programs on the
Lewis and Clark expedition and its era. A bibliography leads to
further sources for early-nineteenth-century frontier cooking.
The
Journals Of Lewis And Clark
edited by Bernard DeVoto
917.8042 Lew
In 1803, when the United States purchased Louisiana from France, the
great expanse of this new American territory was a blank -- not only
on the map but in our knowledge. President Thomas Jefferson keenly
understood that the course of the nation's destiny lay westward and
that a national "Voyage of Discovery" must be mounted to
determine the nature and accessibility of the frontier. He
commissioned his young secretary, Meriwether Lewis, to lead an
intelligence-gathering expedition from the Missouri River to the
northern Pacific coast and back. From 1804 to 1806, Lewis, accompanied
by co-captain William Clark, the Shoshone guide Sacajawea, and
thirty-two men, made the first trek across the Louisiana Purchase,
mapping the rivers as he went, tracing the principal waterways to the
sea, and establishing the American claim to the territories of Idaho,
Washington, and Oregon. together the captains kept a journal, a richly
detailed record of the flora and fauna they sighted, the Indian tribes
they encountered, and the awe-inspiring landscape they traversed, from
their base camp near present-day St. Louis to the mouth of the
Columbia River. In keeping this record they made an incomparable
contribution to the literature of exploration and the writing of
natural history. The Journals of Lewis and Clark, writes Bernard
DeVoto, was "the first report on the West, on the United States
over the hill and beyond the sunset, on the province of the American
future. There has never been another so excellent or so
influential...It satisfied desire and created desire: the desire of
the westering nation."
Interpreters
with Lewis and Clark : the story of Sacagawea and Toussaint
Charbonneau
by W. Dale Nelson
920 Nel
An informed and informative documented study of the lives of two
prominent figures in Western history, Sacagawea and her husband, and
their role in the near-legendary Lewis and Clark expedition of 1803.
An insightful, honestly presented, superbly written study that offers
the truth behind the myth.
The
Lewis and Clark Companion : An Encyclopedic Guide to the Voyage of
Discovery
by Stephenie Ambrose Tubbs, with Clay Straus Jenkinson
917.804203 Tub
This alphabetical primer on all things Lewis and
Clark is comprehensive but not exhaustive. Both novices and scholars
will benefit from the cogent entries, intended "to synthesize the
mass of the existing knowledge about the Lewis and Clark expedition
into a single unified volume." The authors intend their book to
be consulted by Lewis and Clark students who are reading the
explorers' journals, which explains why there are such entries as
"dog" (193 of which were purchased for consumption on the
expedition) and "gill," the daily ration of whiskey allotted
to the corps of men on the journey. Tubbs, who was an assistant
researcher on her historian father's biography of Nixon and serves on
the foundation board of the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, and
Jenkinson, a Thomas Jefferson scholar, have concentrated on synthesis
rather than original research; the steadily mounting accretion of
Lewis and Clark scholarship has necessitated such a guide, which
touches on everything from what the voyagers ate to the places they
explored and the people they encountered. This handy volume, timed for
publication as the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition
opens, has the virtue of teaching the student while helpfully
reminding the scholar.
Fiction
This
Vast Land : a Young Man's Journal of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
by Stephen Ambrose
YA Amb
The fictional diary of nineteen-year-old George Shannon, the youngest
member of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery. Finding foes and
friends among natives, surviving sickness and hunger, choosing between
a woman and the life he left behind, George grows up as the Corps
forges a way west. This book was written by Stephen Ambrose a number
of years ago, and was published by his children after his death.
Sacajawea
: the Story of Bird Woman and the Lewis and Clark Expedition
by Joseph Bruchac
YA Bru
Sacajawea, a Shoshoni Indian interpreter, peacemaker, and guide, and
William Clark alternate in describing their experiences on the Lewis
and Clark Expedition to the Northwest. This book is being used for the
teen book discussion.
River
Walk
by Rita Cleary
PB Cle (westerns)
The plot of this book is history but Cleary recreates historical
figures as they might actually have been. To the raw facts of the
Journals of Lewis and Clark, she adds emotion: "fears, loves,
joys, bonds of friendship, antagonisms, and personal struggles for
fulfillment." How well does she succeed? Very well indeed. Not
only does Cleary turn historical facts into historical drama, but she
shows us the coming of age of a young man in John Collins. He does not
mature easily. When he is sentenced to the whipping post for getting
drunk on watch, he is bitter. We watch the resentment whenever the men
don't understand or disagree with the Captains' orders. We share
Collins' joy as he marries Laughing Water, a young Mandan widow, only
to leave her to follow Lewis and Clark toward the shining mountains. A
fine historical novel, and the first of a series about the Lewis and
Clark expedition.
I
Should Be Extremely Happy In Your Company
by Brian Hall
F Hal
Narrated in multiple distinct voices, this retelling of the story of
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's legendary expedition is less a
historical blow-by-blow than an engaging character study of the two
men. Hall focuses on a few significant episodes in the journey-such as
the hunting accident that wounds Lewis and causes him to sink into his
famous depression-as seen through the eyes of Lewis, Sacagawea, Clark
and Toussaint Charbonneau, Sacagawea's French fur trader husband. The
result is a memorable portrait of the expedition leaders. Lewis is
melancholy but ambitious and erudite, worried that he doesn't have the
literary skill to render their adventures and discoveries. The sunnier
Clark has the sensibility of an artist and the courage of a soldier,
but he lacks the fortitude and discipline to build on his advantages.
Hall is especially interested in the encounters between Native
Americans and white explorers, and he details the violent struggles
with Blackfeet Indians and others.
Streams
to the River, River to the Sea
by Scott O'Dell
YA O'De
A young Indian woman, accompanied by her infant and cruel husband,
experiences joy and heartbreak when she joins the Lewis and Clark
Expedition seeking a way to the Pacific. This book is being used for
the teen book discussion.
Sacajawea
by Anna Lee Waldo
F Wal
Fictionalized saga of Sacajawea, child of a Shoshoni chief and lone
woman on Lewis and Clark's historic trek.
Eclipse
by Richard S. Wheeler
F Whe
Fictionalized account of the lives of explorers Lewis and Clark upon
return from their famous expedition across the American West.
Plain-spoken William Clark enjoys the triumphs and acclaim they
receive, marries his childhood sweetheart, and settles in St. Louis as
superintendent of Indian Affairs. But Meriwether Lewis, a man of
fierce courage and brilliant intellect, returns from the Pacific a
changed man. Something terrible has happened to him, something
insidious, a disease with no name that erodes his health and threatens
to destroy his mind--and his honor.
Audiobooks
The
Journals of Lewis & Clark
AUD Jou
Unabridged; 4.5 hours
Narrated by Norman Dietz. Excerpted from "History of the Lewis
and Clark Expedition edited by Nicholas Biddle".
Lewis
and Clark
by Dayton Duncan
917.804 Dun AUDIO
Abridged. 4 hours
Companion to Ken Burns' PBS documentary film. Narrated by Ken Burns ;
read by Adam Arkin and supporting cast.
VHS & DVD
The
Journals Of Lewis & Clark
produced by Time-Life
VID Documentary
Lewis
And Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
PBS film documentary by Ken Burns
VID Documentary
Tells the story of the most important expedition in American history,
led by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.
Lewis
And Clark: Great Journey West
produced by National Geographic
917.8042 Lew DVD
With careful research and meticulous re-creations, the Lewis and Clark
Expedition lives again. Two hundred years after their epic journey, go
back in time with Lewis, Clark, their guide Sacagawea, and the brave
Corps of Discovery as they discover the adventure, danger, and beauty
of the unmapped West.
Non-fiction
- Fiction - Audio - VHS
& DVD
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