Along the Trail with Lewis and Clark - Softcover

Barbara Fifer; Vicky Soderberg; Joseph Mussulman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1560371889 ISBN 13: 9781560371885

Publisher: Farcountry Press, 2002

Synopsis

Fifer and Soderberg chronicle the journey of the Corps of Discovery in superb detail. This award-winning guide traces the Lewis and Clark Expedition from its very beginnings at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello through the Midwest and the Rockies, to the Pacific Ocean, and back. In addition, it offers detailed information on places to stay, historic sites to see.

Excellent color maps. This edition contains no advertising and is stitch bound.

Accessible history text combines with tourism information on following their path today, and maps combine both then and now. Extensive index.

About this title

About the Author:

Barbara Fifer, author of the history overviews, is an editor and writer who lives in Helena, Montana. She also is the author of Montana Mining Ghost Towns (2002), Wyoming's Historic Forts (2001), Going Along with Lewis and Clark (2000), and Everyday U.S. Geography (2000).

Vicky Soderberg, author of Touring Today sections, was a newspaper sportswriter in Indiana and Illinois before turning to travel writing 10 years ago. Since then she has covered 42 states and 11 foreign countries. Her book, Montana Family Outdoor Guide, was published by Montana Magazine, and her current travel book project is the Roadside History of Indiana. When not traveling with her husband and three children, she also writes mysteries and teaches.

Joseph Mussulman, creator of the maps, is the producer and principal writer for a progressive website, Discovering Lewis and Clark. He has written several articles about the Lewis and Clark expedition, and is co-publisher of Montana Afloat, a series of interpretive maps for 16 of Montana's major floatable rivers, including the Missouri, Jefferson, Beaverhead, and Yellowstone. He has also been a musician, teacher, author, and wilderness ranger.

Review:

Traces the Lewis & Clark Expedition from its very beginning at Monticello & the White House, through Pennsylvania, down the Ohio River, up the Mississippi to the Missouri River -- on to the Pacific Ocean, & back. The highly-praised detailed maps show the Corps of Discovery s path & today s routes. Lively, easy-to-read history sections bring to life the entire journey. The book also includes: what to see today: sites interpreting the Expedition, other historical landmarks, & recreational opportunities in all of the states touched by the Expedition; & campgrounds & RV sites (public & private), lodges, motels, cabins, bed & breakfasts, & regional restaurants. The best guidebook to the Lewis & Clark Trail. --DP Books

About this edition

• Publisher: Farcountry Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1560371889
• ISBN 13: 9781560371885
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 215