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The Essential Lewis and Clark
- Narrated by: Peter Friendman, Tom Wopat
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
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Editor reviews
The drive of discovery and lust for adventure have long been hallmarks of the American ethos, and perhaps no one has embodied that as well as Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. With the oversight and great organization from respected editor and author Landon Jones, this recording presents some of the most memorable journal entries from two of America’s most famous explorers. And with veteran performers Tom Wopat and Peter Friendman giving life to Lewis and Clark’s words, this audiobook is guaranteed to evoke an America that few today have ever experienced.
Summary
This compact volume of the journals of Lewis and Clark, compiled by American Book Award nominee Landon Y. Jones, includes all of the most riveting tales of their adventure - in their own words
The journals of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark remain the single most important document in the history of American exploration. This compact volume of their journals, compiled by American Book Award nominee Landon Y. Jones, includes all of the most riveting tales of their adventure, in their own words.
Here is a concise, breathtaking record of Lewis and Clark's legendary journey to the Pacific, written by the two captains - under unspeakable stress and the threat of constant danger - with an immediacy that startles to this day. Through these tales of adventure we see the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, and western rivers the way Lewis and Clark first observed them - majestic, pristine, uncharted, and awe-inspiring. We are in the moccasins of Lewis and Clark as they witness other wonders no European-Americans had ever seen before: new creatures such as antelope, prairie dogs, and, most memorably, grizzly bears. Also included are the explorers' encounters with Native Americans, featuring the amazing reunion between Sacagawea and her brother, a Shoshone chief who secured the expedition's safe passage over the Continental Divide.
Landon Jones has selected the most memorable journal entries left behind by Lewis and Clark, and then edited them for all listeners - those steeped in lore of the expedition, and newcomers to this unforgettable journey.
Critic reviews
"In The Essential Lewis and Clark, Landon Jones presents the highlights of an Americn classic by letting Lewis and Clark tell their story in their own words." (Dayton R. Duncan, writer and producer of Ken Burns' PBS documentary, Lewis & Clark)