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Title: Undaunted Courage : Meriwether Lewis Thomas Jefferson And The Opening Of The American West by Stephen E. Ambrose, Barrett Whitener ISBN: 0-7435-0784-3 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Pub. Date: 01 June, 2001 Format: Audio CD Volumes: 20 List Price(USD): $59.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.47 (279 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Ambrose is our greatest Historian today
Comment: Was never much of a history buff until I read this book. Mr Ambrose was on C-SPAM BOOKNOTES and I sat listening as he shared with Brain Lamb what his book was about, and then I went and bought a copy as soon as the interview was over. This is one of those books that holds your interest. It is the rare find that makes for a great read aloud book. We have been recommending it because it gives a rare look into a deep friendship between two great giants in Amerivan history. Meriwether Lewis of Lewis and Clark fame and Thomas Jefferson. What knocked the socks off me was how many species Lewis and Clark saw as they made their trek west. Being the first white man to ever lay eyes on both new species of plant and animal as well as massive land changes. Also of great interest, especially in this day and age when the issue of depression and suicide are in the news a lot, is the fact these men suffered from depression and that Lewis even gave serious thought to suicide as he and Clark struggled west, often short on money or even broke, sick and discouraged. This is a book that should be required reading for all high school-college students, voters and politicians. It is a humbling book written by a man I consider to be Americas greatest historian.
Rating: 5
Summary: A history book that's not just for historians.
Comment: I read many biographies and history books; they comprise almost half of my pleasure reading. This book will probably be the best of that type that I'll read in 1998. Ambrose brings the expedition alive, to the point where you try to understand how you would attempt to keep warm, find your way through the wilderness without maps, and trek and canoe across the vast western half of the United States. That Lewis was so young when charged with so much responsibility says much of his abilities. That upon his return he failed to function successfully, with tragic results, isn't surprising when you reach that point in the book. I was also delighted to get so much of the Jefferson part of the story in this book, too, as I've long considered him one of the handful of best Presidents this nation has ever had -- the Lewis & Clark Expedition being one example of his foresight.
Rating: 3
Summary: Parents Beware!
Comment: Parents, If you're looking for a good history book for your children to read, please beware.
While Ambrose credibly presents the exploits of the Corps of Discovery, he also fails to resist the modern urge to talk about their sex lives. Descriptions of the men's sexual practices with the Mandan indian women and their varied venereal diseases are offered for our enlightenment. The author also regales us with the curious sexual rituals of the Mandans, themselves. In addition, for no particularly beneficial reason, Ambrose relates to us how cold the winter was by offering us the natural consequences to one who would chooose to relieve himself out-of-doors.
Parental caution is advised.
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Title: The Journals of Lewis and Clark by Bernard DeVoto ISBN: 0395859964 Publisher: Mariner Books Pub. Date: 30 April, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Nothing Like It In the World : The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 by Stephen E. Ambrose ISBN: 0743203178 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 06 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Crazy Horse and Custer : The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors by Stephen E. Ambrose ISBN: 0385479662 Publisher: Anchor Pub. Date: 01 May, 1996 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Lewis & Clark: Voyage of Discovery by Stephen E. Ambrose, Sam Abell ISBN: 0792264738 Publisher: National Geographic Pub. Date: 01 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: D Day: June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II by Stephen E. Ambrose ISBN: 068480137X Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 01 June, 1995 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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