Wowsers!
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Goddam! I'm a history buff, and I thought I'd read all that was worth reading about this duo. I must admit that I WAS WRONG! The Ambrose book provides insights you'll not find anywhere else. Trust me, if you liked the PBS series, you'll LOVE this book. And the Abell photos? Breathtaking...to say the least.
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good but not great
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While I enjoyed the book a lot, I specifically did NOT like the way it jumped from the past to the present. Just as I was beginning to feel like I was part of the expedition (which Ambrose did a great job of), he rips me into the present to hear what his kids think when experiencing the same sites. Quite honestly, I couldn't care less and it ruined the mood for me...
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A great introduction to Lewis & Clark!
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I enjoyed Mr. Ambrose's story of the Lewis and Clark expedition. It's a great introduction with ample details and excerpts from their (Lewis' and Clark's) daily journals. The photographs were outstanding. I have also purchased Mr. Ambrose's "Undaunted Courage" so I can read an in depth story of the expedition. It was very clever how Mr. Ambrose threaded his personal discoveries of the expedition along with their personal experiences in retracing Lewis and Clark's trail.
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Brings the expedition to the 20th Century
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First of all, I can't get enought of Lewis and Clark or, for that matter, Stephen Ambrose. Having said that, I thought that this would merely be a rehashing of his Undauted Courage with pictures; no more than a nice coffee table book. But, I was pleasantly surprised. The mixture of breathtaking photographs, Ambrose's great style of writing and the wonderful story that is Lewis and Clark would have been enough for me. However, with the addition of his writings of his family and friend's adventures along the Lewis and Clark Trail, this book brings the expedition into the 20th century. You now feel the cold, slap at the mosquitoes, and see the mist of the Great Falls with them. Above all, you finally realize just how strong and courageous those great adventurers were.
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