Those Tremendous Mountains

The Story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

David Freeman Hawke (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

288 Seiten

2003
WW Norton & Co (Verlag)
9780393317749 (ISBN)

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Reissued for the 200th anniversary: "High and heroic adventure.... An exhilarating story of bravery, self-discipline, and firm resolve, and Mr. Hawke tells it uncommonly well."—The New Yorker

In 1804 Lewis and Clark set off to explore the new lands of the Louisiana Purchase. They were acting as the eyes and ears of President Thomas Jefferson, who had an insatiable curiosity about what lay between the Mississippi and the Pacific. One contingency for which they were not prepared was the awesome geography of the Rocky Mountains. Including excerpts from Lewis and Clark's journals and putting their scientific achievements in context, David Hawke presents a riveting story of this dramatic journey.

David Freeman Hawke is also the author of Paine.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	17.4.2003
Illustrationen	Meriwether Lewis
Zusatzinfo	43 period illustrations
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 208 mm
Gewicht	333 g
Themenwelt	Reiseführer ► Nord- / Mittelamerika ► USA
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
ISBN-13	9780393317749 / 9780393317749
Zustand	Neuware