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Lewis and Clark Reframed: Examining Ties to Cook, Vancouver, and Mackenzie
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark benefited from Spanish, British, and French explorers who reached the Pacific Northwest before them. James Cook, George Vancouver, and Alexander Mackenzie--and to a lesser extent fur traders John Meares and Robert Gray--directly and indirectly influenced the expedition. Based on new material as well as revised essays from popular history journals, "Lewis and Clark Reframed" examines several curious and seemingly inexplicable aspects of the journey after the Corps of Discovery crossed the Rocky Mountains.
184 pages, Paperback
Published November 5, 2020
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April 22, 2026
While there is a lot of interesting information in this little book, it requires an extensive previous understanding, not just of Lewis and Clark and the details, events and people involved in their Expedition, but also of Captain Cook and many other Enlightenment explorers, writers and politicians.
It is primarily a LITERARY analysis of the journals, comparing and contrasting them with previous exploration journals and publications.
The two main points I came away with are (1) the expedition did not take place in a vacuum, and (2) Lewis and Clark were very much products of their time and culture. Those may be important points to emphasize, but I really would have preferred more of a historical context instead of a literary one.
Fair warning: The author appears to have a major crush on Captain Cook... And be distinctly unimpressed with Lewis and Clark.
Overall, not what I was hoping for or expecting... But for what it actually WAS, it was OK. Not the easiest read, honestly. It helps if you are used to reading deep academic literary analyses.
It is primarily a LITERARY analysis of the journals, comparing and contrasting them with previous exploration journals and publications.
The two main points I came away with are (1) the expedition did not take place in a vacuum, and (2) Lewis and Clark were very much products of their time and culture. Those may be important points to emphasize, but I really would have preferred more of a historical context instead of a literary one.
Fair warning: The author appears to have a major crush on Captain Cook... And be distinctly unimpressed with Lewis and Clark.
Overall, not what I was hoping for or expecting... But for what it actually WAS, it was OK. Not the easiest read, honestly. It helps if you are used to reading deep academic literary analyses.
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