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Undaunted Courage

By: Stephen E. Ambrose
Narrated by: Barrett Whitener
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 In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson selected his personal secretary, Captain Meriwether Lewis, to lead a voyage up the Missouri River, across the forbidding Rockies, and - by way of the Snake and Columbia rivers - down to the Pacific Ocean. Lewis and his partner, Captain William Clark, endured incredible hardships and witnessed astounding sights. With great perseverance, they worked their way into an unexplored West. When they returned two years later, they had long since been given up for dead.

Undaunted Courage is supported by a variety of colorful characters: Jefferson and his vision of the West; Clark, the artist and mapmaker; and Lewis, the enigma, who led brilliantly but considered the mission a failure. After suffering several periods of depression - and despite his status as national hero - Lewis died mysteriously, apparently by his own hand.

©1996 Ambrose-Tubbs Inc. (P)1996 Books on Tape Inc., All Rights Reserved Adventurers, Explorers & Survival Americas Expeditions & Discoveries North America United States World

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"... a swiftly moving, full-dress treatment of the expedition." (The New York Times Book Review)
"Ambrose's epic, a combination of rhapsody and reality, feels like a final glimpse at a pristine Eden before the crowd of trappers and settlers altered it forever." ( Booklist)

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This biography of Meriwether Lewis is sublimely written and narrated. We catch a glimpse into the hazards, and wonder of the 1804-1806 expedition’s discoveries and the characters who achieved so much, so early in their lives. The story is tragic in Lewis’ untimely departure and the reader is left with the sense of disappointment at what could have been, as well as respect for what he did achieve! Worth your time!

A sublimely written and narrated biography of Lewis and the expedition of Lewis and Clark

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Such a great book very informative incredibly well researched and fascinating reading an absolute must in American classics

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