Lewis & Clark: : The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

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Summary: Solid Education on a Fascinating Bit of American History
Review: 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.

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Summary: Interesting, entertaining, and all around satisfying
Review: I enjoyed this book completely...it really gave me a sense of the human experience of the journey, and made me appreciate just what an incredible accomplishment it was. The illustrations really add to the enjoyment of the book, as do the excerpts from the journals of several of the men. I also liked the background information on what goals were actually behind the exploration and how they worked to meet those goals. There's only one reason that I didn't give this book 5 stars, and that's because it lacks a good map to help understand where they were during some of the events described. But that can be found in other works, and this really is a good introducion to Lewis and Clark...it's a relatively easy read but full of interesting facts and adventures.

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Summary: Interesting, entertaining, and all around satisfying
Review: I enjoyed this book completely...it really gave me a sense of the human experience of the journey, and made me appreciate just what an incredible accomplishment it was. The illustrations really add to the enjoyment of the book, as do the excerpts from the journals of several of the men. I also liked the background information on what goals were actually behind the exploration and how they worked to meet those goals. There's only one reason that I didn't give this book 5 stars, and that's because it lacks a good map to help understand where they were during some of the events described. But that can be found in other works, and this really is a good introducion to Lewis and Clark...it's a relatively easy read but full of interesting facts and adventures.

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Summary: Wonderful
Review: 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.

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Summary: Short and to the point.
Review: 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.

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Summary: Simply Amazing
Review: 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.