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The Journals of Lewis and Clark

By: Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Nicholas Biddle - ed.
Narrated by: Norman Dietz
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When President Thomas Jefferson acquired the Louisiana Purchase - the vast, unknown lands between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains, from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico - he promptly established an expedition to map America's new frontier. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark outfitted the "Corps of Discovery," and on May 14, 1804, 45 men in 3 boats set off up the Mississippi. The trip took 2 years and 4 months, and the record of the expedition contained in the journals of its courageous leaders is a fascinating story of adventure, hardship, and discovery. Excerpted from History of the Lewis and Clark Expedition edited by Nicholas Biddle and narrated by Norman Dietz, The Journals of Lewis and Clark recreates the history and spirit of the men who mapped the frontier.

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Norman Dietz, named by AudioFile magazine as one of the "Best Voices of the Century", performs the foundational true adventure saga of American history, The Journals of Lewis and Clark. Edited by Nicholas Biddle, the journals are the harrowing, illuminating, and important account of the two-year expedition begun in 1804 by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in an effort to map the vast territory west of the Mississippi and south of Canada.

Suffering comrades’ deaths, Indian confrontations, and experiencing the grandeur and the desolation of the West, The Journals of Lewis and Clark is like a real-life Odyssey set in the young American republic.
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This was an ok audible. I have heard better. I question the name of Clark’s dog, other writing’s say the name was Seaman, not the name used here.

Lewis & Clark

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the accuracy of the account and the time line and the placement in connection with the journey.

narrative

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Where does The Journals of Lewis and Clark rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

five on a 10 bases

Would you be willing to try another book from Meriwether Lewis and William Clark (edited by Nicholas Biddle) ? Why or why not?

I would want to read a bit of it first.

Which character – as performed by Norman Dietz – was your favorite?

no characters in this book

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

not suitable

Any additional comments?

I found it to be an inferior telling of most Lewis and Clark sagas I have read

Too many events missing from the history of Lewis

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These were real manly men. Articulate. Diplomatic. Driven. Adventurous. Underappreciated. Tireless. Intuitive (Half Nuts) – with the fork in the river. With a heartfelt sad ending. There is nothing like the real McCoy. Spielberg needs to make this movie!

Inspiring!

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A great journey, during an era long forgotten.
Amazing details . The decisions these men had to make.
The interactions made with each other during conflicting weather or rough terrain are bold.
The spirit of the journey itself kept these men going.
I love reading journals and now I'm goona read the book that was finally written after the war of 1812.

A great journey.

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it really is a test of the readers’
ability to to visualize the quickly
changing locations along the explorers’ route.

Geography.

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We enjoyed this book. Having lived in Montana, it was a pleasure to picture and hear of their travels

Fascinating

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More of a summary. Moves very fast through dates and years of history. Finished it in 1 evening. Some bits of interesting information but expected much more detail about the actual writings & journals. Only touched on it at the end. Overall not highly recommended

Very Short

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The read did not come with a detailed map that would help the reader to see where the Core of Discovery at each chapter of the book.

Easy to follow the detailed information. Very entertaining and difficult to put down.

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