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B.R. Undaunted Courage
In the book Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose is the story about the great expedition of Lewis and Clark. The book is actually about the life of Meriwether Lewis. The expedition is told though the eyes of Meriwether. During their expedition that a very close friend of Meriwether Lewis, Tomas Jefferson the President of the United States at the time set up, they recorded everything they saw. From the land to the Natives, to the animal, and the weather. All these things that they saw and felt were writing down and sent to Tomas Jefferson. The expedition started in 1803, and it's main goal was to find a water route west to the Pacific coast. In the eyes of Lewis the expedition was a failure, but they did discover a lot of very valuable information. Some disturbing events happened when they got back from their expedition. Meriwether Lewis committed suicide because in his eyes he let his family down, his good friend down, and himself down. He did not find a water route west to the Pacific coast but around North Dakota he is a very big deal. The book shows the down falls and the successes of the mission but it is kind of one sided with Meriwether being the main focus.
This book was an okay read. It was actually recommend to me by my good friend that goes to George Maison. He is a history major so he loves history. This book is kind of boring and very long. Its kind of like Webb's book, around 500 pages and going into a lot of detail. If you have the time to read this book I would recommend this book only if you want to learn more about Meriwether and you like history. If you do not fall into these categories I would try to find another book.
This book was an okay read. It was actually recommend to me by my good friend that goes to George Maison. He is a history major so he loves history. This book is kind of boring and very long. Its kind of like Webb's book, around 500 pages and going into a lot of detail. If you have the time to read this book I would recommend this book only if you want to learn more about Meriwether and you like history. If you do not fall into these categories I would try to find another book.
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