The Lewis and Clark journals : [an American epic of discovery : the abridgment of the definitive Nebraska edition]
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1 online resource (1 audio file (19hr., 33 min.)) : digital. - Edition: Abridged.
- Publisher: [United States] : Blackstone Publishing, 2007.
- Distributor: Made available through hoopla
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Restrictions on Access Note: | Digital content provided by hoopla. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Patrick Cullen. |
Summary, etc.: | 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. |
System Details Note: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Subject: | Lewis, Meriwether 1774-1809 Diaries Clark, William 1770-1838 Diaries Explorers West (U.S.) Diaries West (U.S.) Description and travel West (U.S.) Discovery and exploration |