Lewis may have received a heros welcome on his return to washington in 1806, but his discoveries did not match the presidents fantasies of sweeping, fertile plains ripe for the taking. Undaunted courage is the tale of a hero, but it is also a tragedy. Ambrose writes that he feels privileged to have had the opportunity to spend so much time with meriwether lewis. Undaunted courage 9780684826974 by ambrose, stephen e. Ambrose follows the lewis and clark expedition from thomas jeffersons hope of finding a waterway to the pacific, through the heartstopping moments of the actual trip, to lewis lonely demise on. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 592 pages and is available in paperback format. In a splendid retelling of a great story, ambrose chronicles lewis and clarks epic 180306.
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