First Across the Continent, (The Story of the Exploring Expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-1806) - Softcover
Synopsis
Few people have conducted overland expeditions as noteworthy or impressive as that of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson in 1803, Lewis and Clark led the first Americans across the North American continent from Illinois to the Pacific Ocean. First Across the Continent tells that story in full, in all of its engrossing detail.
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About the Author
Noah Brooks (1830-1903) was a journalist and editor who worked for newspapers in Sacramento, San Francisco, Newark, and New York. Michael Burlingame is the May Buckley Sadowski '19 Professor Emeritus of History at Connecticut College, author of The Inner World of Abraham Lincoln, and editor of An Oral History of Abraham Lincoln and Inside Lincoln's White House, among other books.
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