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Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery: An Illustrated History

9 reviews
Dayton Duncan

Knopf, 1999

I really enjoyed this book!
This book was so hard to put down! The way the author combines the facts with the actual quotes from the Lewis and Clark journals (complete with spelling errors), the original sketches and descriptions by Lewis and Clark, old pictures and paintings, and the attention to the sequencing (i.e., he walks you straight through the entire journey and makes it flow) really makes this book come alive for ...

Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip

14 reviews
Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns

Knopf, 2003

Before the SUV...
Amazing document about a time in American history when there were only 150 miles of paved roads in the entire country. In 1903, an adenturous 31 year old Doctor from Vermont, now retired and living happily with his weathy young wife (on her funds), decided he'd attempt to be the first to man cross the continent via the latest technological gadget: the automobile. Being a non-mechanic, he hired ...

Scenes of Visionary Enchantment: Reflections on Lewis and Clark

1 review
Dayton Duncan

University of Nebraska Press, 2004

Why Lewis and Clark's discoveries remain so important today
There have been a great many fine books published in the last year on Lewis and Clark. One of the very best of those books is Dayton Duncan's Scenes Of Visionary Enchantment: Reflections On Lewis And Clark and richly deserves ongoing recommendation beyond the famous expedition's anniversary date. Presenting Duncan's retracing of the Corps of Discovery's route from St. Louis to the Pacific and ...

The Men of the Lewis and Clark Expedition: A Biographical Roster of the Fifty-one Members and a Composite ...

1 review
Charles G. Clarke

Bison Books, 2002

The MEN of the Lewis & Clark expedition
This book is basically in two parts: the first is a listing of all 51 men associated with the L & C expedition and their biographies (most are very short since little or nothing could be learned about them); the second, and much longer part, is a reproduction of those sections in the Journals that mention specific men and their roles. Clarke believes that "as the men are rather lost in the maze ...

The West: An Illustrated History for Children

1 review
Dayton Duncan

Little Brown and Company, 1996

a well-balanced introduction to the West
To the Native Americans, it was home. To Spanish Mexico, it was the north. To the British and French in Canada, it was the south. To the Russians and Chinese, it was the east. "But it was the Americans - the last to arrive - who named it the West and then made it part of their nation." Dayton Duncan's "The West" tells the story of how the United States fulfilled its manifest destiny to extend all ...

LEWIS AND CLARK: THE CORPS OF DISCOVERY
KEN BURNS DAYTON DUNCAN

PIMLICO, 1998

Miles from Nowhere: In Search of the American Frontier

2 reviews
Dayton Duncan

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1994

A fascinating read
I read this book years ago and passages still stick in my mind.Duncan brings our very human existance into sharp focus by his studyof the extremely remote locations detailed in this book. I consider it a must read.

Out West: A Journey through Lewis and Clark's America

6 reviews

Bison Books, 2000

The Trip I Want to Take
Ever since I read a few books about Lewis & Clark, I've been planning (in my head) a journey out west. This story captures the essence of how I envision my trip. Road rules, no highways, mom & pop restaurants, making new friends along the way. I found this book very well written, fun, and engaging. I was able to feel what I think L&C and Mr. Duncan all felt. The excitement of a new journey, ...

The West: An Illustrated History

6 reviews
Geoffrey C. Ward, Dayton Duncan

Pub Overstock Unlimited Inc, 1996

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The West : An Illustrated History by Geoffrey C. Ward, Dayton Duncan has got to be one of the most "Can't put down" type of books I've had the wonderful pleasure of owning, ever! The illustrations, to many to count are of the finest quality I've ever seen in a book not to mention that the editorial choices were perfect. The photos depict the exact expressions that capture those lost moments in ...

Mark Twain: An Illustrated Biography

12 reviews
Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns, ...

Knopf, 2001

A Treasure
This illustrated biography of one of America's most memorable and beloved authors holds quite a few surprises for the unsuspecting reader. Anticipating anecdotes from Mark Twain's life that would portray him as a kind, altruistic, and loving man, I was shocked to learn he was also an irrascible, guilt-ridden, tight-fisted lover of alcohol and cigars who was often looking for ways to get rich. He ...

The Missouri
Stanley Vestal

Bison Books, 1996

In his review of The Missouri , Allan Nevins noted its theme of tremendous scope: ?The Missouri was the river of Lewis and Clark, of Manuel Lisa, General Ashley, and other organizers of the fur trade; of such noted travelers as George Catlin, Henry R. Schoolcraft, and Prince Maximilian; of a host of adventurous steamboat captains; of explorers like Jedediah Smith, Kit Carson, and Frémont; of doughty hunters and trappers like Hugh Glass, Jim ...

People of the West
Dayton Duncan

Little Brown & Co, 1996

This text is one of three companion volumes for young readers to the PBS television documentary, "The West", by filmmakers Ken Burns, Stephen Ives and Geoffrey C. Ward, who also collaborated on the series "The Civil War". Focusing on the people of the West, this volume looks at life there before the arrival of settlers from Europe. It considers a number of questions such as: how did it feel to be the first white woman to cross the Continental ...

Miles from Nowhere: Tales from America's Contemporary Frontier

5 reviews
Dayton Duncan

University of Nebraska Press, 2000

Deepinaharta...
Here Dayton Duncan takes us on a fascinating tour of counties in several Western states that have fewer than two people per square mile - under which communities are considered "virtually uninhabited," at least in terms of standard sociological expectations. In addition to descriptions of jaw-dropping emptiness that people from more populated areas would find either uplifting or terrifying, ...

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