Essential Lewis and Clark

<p><strong>This compact volume of the journals of Lewis and Clark compiled by American Book Award nominee Landon Y. Jones includes all of the most riveting tales of their adventure--in their own words</strong></p> <p> The journals of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark remain the single most important document in the history of American exploration. Here is a concise breathtaking record of Lewis and Clark's legendary journey to the Pacific written by the two captains--under unspeakable stress and the threat of constant danger--with an immediacy that startles to this day. </p><p>Through these tales of adventure we see the Great Plains the Rocky Mountains and western rivers the way Lewis and Clark first observed them--majestic pristine uncharted and awe-inspiring. We are in the moccasins of Lewis and Clark as they witness other wonders no European-Americans had ever seen before: new creatures such as antelope prairie dogs and most memorably grizzly bears. Also included are the explorers' encounters with Native Americans featuring the amazing reunion between Sacagawea and her brother a Shoshone chief who secured the expedition's safe passage over the Continental Divide.</p><p> Landon Jones has selected the most memorable journal entries left behind by Lewis and Clark and then edited and annotated them for all readers--those steeped in lore of the expedition and newcomers to this unforgettable journey.</p>