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Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America´s Wild Frontier
Stephen E. Ambrose
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Description for Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America´s Wild Frontier
paperback. The incredible story of the opening of the American West, by the #1 bestselling author of BAND OF BROTHERS. Num Pages: 592 pages, 8pp b-w plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 1KBBW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 277 x 41. Weight in Grams: 416.
'This was much more than a bunch of guys out on an exploring and collecting expedition. This was a military expedition into hostile territory'. In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson selected his personal secretary, Captain Meriwether Lewis, to lead a pioneering voyage across the Great Plains and into the Rockies. It was completely uncharted territory; a wild, vast land ruled by the Indians. Charismatic and brave, Lewis was the perfect choice and he experienced the savage North American continent before any other white man. UNDAUNTED COURAGE is the tale of a hero, but it is also a tragedy. Lewis may have ... Read more
'This was much more than a bunch of guys out on an exploring and collecting expedition. This was a military expedition into hostile territory'. In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson selected his personal secretary, Captain Meriwether Lewis, to lead a pioneering voyage across the Great Plains and into the Rockies. It was completely uncharted territory; a wild, vast land ruled by the Indians. Charismatic and brave, Lewis was the perfect choice and he experienced the savage North American continent before any other white man. UNDAUNTED COURAGE is the tale of a hero, but it is also a tragedy. Lewis may have ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
592
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781471160783
SKU
V9781471160783
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99-99
About Stephen E. Ambrose
Stephen E. Ambrose, leading World War II historian, was the author of numerous books on history including the Number 1 bestselling BAND OF BROTHERS, D-DAY (on which SAVING PRIVATE RYAN was based) PEGASUS BRIDGE and WILD BLUE. He is founder of the Eisenhower Center and the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans. He died in 2002.
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