Art of the Lewis & Clark Trail

Every American should know the story of the brave men and woman of the Lewis and Clark expedition. It is arguably this nation's national epic. One way of learning the story is through the printed word--the narrative derived from the actual expedition journals or the summarizing of that exciting history. But when the story of the adventures of the Corps of Discovery is mixed with visual imagery of the rivers, mountains, skies, wildlife, and the people that the brave troop encountered, the result is a retelling of the expedition's exploits that is as close as humans can possibly come to traveling in time and being part of the expedition. Art of the Lewis and Clark Trail is much more than a collection of superb imagery created by accomplished artists like Russell, Bodmer, Peale, Haynes, and Bateman. Each reproduction is carefully placed opposite a page of corresponding quotes from expedition journals so that the reader can see as exactly as is possible what Captains Lewis and Clark and their brave team must have seen and experienced. The west--its peoples, its landscapes, its animal and plant life, and its rivers--may have changed, but this book excels at taking the steps necessary to preserve the west that was. To a great degree it insures that this and future generations of Americans can know about and be astonished by what the Corps of Discovery actually experienced and what they achieved.