"This was much more than a group of men on an exploratory and collecting expedition. It was a military mission on hostile ground." In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson chose his personal secretary, Captain Meriwether Lewis, to lead a pioneering journey across the Great Plains and into the Rocky Mountains. It was completely unexplored territory, a wild, vast land under Indian control. Charismatic and brave, Lewis was the ideal choice and experienced the wild side of North America before any other white man. UNDAUNTED COURAGE is the story of a hero, but it is also a tragedy. Lewis may have received a hero's welcome upon his return to Washington in 1806, but his discoveries did not rival the president's fantasies of vast, fertile plains ready for occupation. Feeling that the mission had failed, Lewis turned to alcohol and amassed debts. Filled with colorful characters - Jefferson, the president obsessed with the conquest of the West; William Clark, the tough frontiersman; Sacagawea, the Indian girl who accompanied the expedition; Drouillard, the French-Indian hunter - this is one of the greatest adventure stories of all time and shot to the top of the US bestseller lists. Drama, suspense, danger, and diplomacy are combined with romance and personal tragedy, making UNDAUNTED COURAGE an outstanding work of study and a thrilling adventure.

Pages: 592, Year of Publication: 0811, Dimensions: 13x13cm