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Undaunted courage : Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the opening of the American West / Stephen E. Ambrose.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Simon & Schuster, 1997, c1996.Description: 521 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0684826976
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Contents:
1. Youth 1774-1792 -- 2. Planter 1792-1794 -- 3. Soldier 1794-1800 -- 4. Thomas Jefferson's America 1801 -- 5. The President's Secretary 1801-1802 -- 6. The Origins of the Expedition 1750-1802 -- 7. Preparing for the Expedition: January-June 1803 -- 8. Washington to Pittsburgh: June-August 1803 -- 9. Down the Ohio: September-November 1803 -- 10. Up the Mississippi to Winter Camp: November 1803-March 1804 -- 11. Ready to Depart: April-May 21, 1804 -- 12. Up the Missouri: May-July 1804 -- 13. Entering Indian Country: August 1804 -- 14. Encounter with the Sioux: September 1804 -- 15. To the Mandans: Fall 1804 -- 16. Winter at Fort Mandan: December 21, 1804-March 21, 1805 -- 17. Report from Fort Mandan: March 22-April 6, 1805 -- 18. From Fort Mandan to Marias River: April 7-June 2, 1805 -- 19. From Marias River to the Great Falls: June 3-June 20, 1805 -- 20. The Great Portage: June 16-July 14, 1805 -- 21. Looking for the Shoshones: July 15-August 12, 1805 --
22. Over the Continental Divide: August 13-August 31, 1805 -- 23. Lewis as Ethnographer: The Shoshones -- 24. Over the Bitterroots: September 1-October 6, 1805 -- 25. Down the Columbia: October 8-December 7, 1805 -- 26. Fort Clatsop: December 8, 1805-March 23, 1806 -- 27. Lewis as Ethnographer: The Clatsops and the Chinooks -- 28. Jefferson and the West: 1804-1806 -- 29. Return to the Nez Perce: March 23-June 9, 1806 -- 30. The Lolo Trail: June 10-July 2, 1806 -- 31. The Marias Exploration: July 3-July 28, 1806 -- 32. The Last Leg: July 29-September 22, 1806 -- 33. Reporting to the President: September 23-December 31, 1806 -- 34. Washington: January-March 1807 -- 35. Philadelphia: April-July 1807 -- 36. Virginia: August 1806-March 1807 -- 37. St. Louis: March-December 1808 -- 38. St. Louis: January-August 1809 -- 39. Last Voyage: September 3-October 11, 1809 -- 40. Aftermath.
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"A Touchstone book"

Includes bibliographical references (p. 503-506) and index.

1. Youth 1774-1792 -- 2. Planter 1792-1794 -- 3. Soldier 1794-1800 -- 4. Thomas Jefferson's America 1801 -- 5. The President's Secretary 1801-1802 -- 6. The Origins of the Expedition 1750-1802 -- 7. Preparing for the Expedition: January-June 1803 -- 8. Washington to Pittsburgh: June-August 1803 -- 9. Down the Ohio: September-November 1803 -- 10. Up the Mississippi to Winter Camp: November 1803-March 1804 -- 11. Ready to Depart: April-May 21, 1804 -- 12. Up the Missouri: May-July 1804 -- 13. Entering Indian Country: August 1804 -- 14. Encounter with the Sioux: September 1804 -- 15. To the Mandans: Fall 1804 -- 16. Winter at Fort Mandan: December 21, 1804-March 21, 1805 -- 17. Report from Fort Mandan: March 22-April 6, 1805 -- 18. From Fort Mandan to Marias River: April 7-June 2, 1805 -- 19. From Marias River to the Great Falls: June 3-June 20, 1805 -- 20. The Great Portage: June 16-July 14, 1805 -- 21. Looking for the Shoshones: July 15-August 12, 1805 --

22. Over the Continental Divide: August 13-August 31, 1805 -- 23. Lewis as Ethnographer: The Shoshones -- 24. Over the Bitterroots: September 1-October 6, 1805 -- 25. Down the Columbia: October 8-December 7, 1805 -- 26. Fort Clatsop: December 8, 1805-March 23, 1806 -- 27. Lewis as Ethnographer: The Clatsops and the Chinooks -- 28. Jefferson and the West: 1804-1806 -- 29. Return to the Nez Perce: March 23-June 9, 1806 -- 30. The Lolo Trail: June 10-July 2, 1806 -- 31. The Marias Exploration: July 3-July 28, 1806 -- 32. The Last Leg: July 29-September 22, 1806 -- 33. Reporting to the President: September 23-December 31, 1806 -- 34. Washington: January-March 1807 -- 35. Philadelphia: April-July 1807 -- 36. Virginia: August 1806-March 1807 -- 37. St. Louis: March-December 1808 -- 38. St. Louis: January-August 1809 -- 39. Last Voyage: September 3-October 11, 1809 -- 40. Aftermath.

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