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The Lewis and Clark journals an American epic of discovery : [the abridgment of the definitive Nebraska edition]

In their own words, recorded in the journals of Lewis and Clark, the members of the Corps of Discovery tell their story with an immediacy and power missing from secondhand accounts. This is Moulton's abridgement of his definitive Nebraska edition.

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  • "In their own words, recorded in the journals of Lewis and Clark, the members of the Corps of Discovery tell their story with an immediacy and power missing from secondhand accounts. This is Moulton's abridgement of his definitive Nebraska edition."@en
  • "In this [book, the editor] blends the narrative highlights of his definitive Nebraska edition of the Lewis and Clark journals. [The book]: for the first time the voices of the enlisted men and of the Native Americans are heard alongside the words of the captains.-Dust jacket."
  • "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."@en
  • "Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and the members of the Corps of Discovery recount their explorations of western North America, following orders from President Thomas Jefferson to find a river passage to the Pacific Ocean."@en
  • "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."@en
  • "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."

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  • "The Lewis and Clark journals an American epic of discovery : [the abridgment of the definitive Nebraska edition]"@en
  • "The Lewis and Clark journals [an American epic of discovery : the abridgment of the definitive Nebraska edition]"@en
  • "The Lewis and Clark journals an American epic of discovery : the abridgment of the definitive Nebraska edition"@en
  • "The Lewis and Clark journals an American epic of discovery : the abridgment of the definitive Nebraska edition"
  • "The lewis and clark journals"@en

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