First Across the Continent: The Story of the Exploring Expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1803-4-5 (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Noah Brooks

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0484770047 ISBN 13: 9780484770040

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2022

Synopsis

In Noah Brooks’s First Across the Continent, truer-than-life chapters recount the Lewis and Clark expedition from the heart of old St.

Louis to the Pacific coast. This edition follows their long journey, the people they met, and the hard choices they faced crossing a still-wild continent.

From tense camps to daring river travel, the narrative traces every pivotal moment: building canoes along the Kooskooskee, meeting the Chopunnish (Nez Perces), and the steady resolve that carried the explorers across vast, unfamiliar terrain. It also looks at the men’s endurance, hardships, and the quiet courage that defined their mission to map and understand the American West.
What you’ll experience

• A clear, player-by-player account of the expedition’s route, challenges, and discoveries
• Vivid portraits of the people they encountered and the landscapes they traversed
• The long arc of their journey, including the return to civilization and the aftermath of their fame
• Context on how the expedition shaped the future map and memory of the American Northwest

Ideal for readers of American history, exploration narratives, and readers curious about how a country began to see its vast western lands.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0484770047
• ISBN 13: 9780484770040
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 425