Lewis & Clark: Journey to Another America

by Alan Taylor (Editor)

On May 21, 1804, Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery set out to explore the Missouri River and find a route to the Pacific Ocean. Their adventure lasted more than two years and covered more than six thousand miles of rugged terrain. The story of their adventure has fascinated Americans for two hundred years. This anthology does more than retell the story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Instead, it provides a means to understand the expedition through eleven original essays.

Paperback

Published January 1, 2003

About the author

Alan Shaw Taylor is a historian specializing in early American history. He is the author of a number of books about colonial America, the American Revolution, and the Early American Republic. He has won a Pulitzer Prize and the Bancroft Prize for his work.

Taylor graduated from Colby College, in Waterville, Maine, in 1977 and earned his Ph.D. from Brandeis University in 1986. Currently a professor of history at the University of California, Davis, he will join the faculty of the Corcoran Department of History at the University of Virginia in 2014.

Reviews

[Richard Crater · Rating 3 out of 5]

I learned many different aspects of the Corp of Discovery because this book approaches it from different perspectives.