Undaunted Courage
Undaunted Courage is a book written by Stephen E. Ambrose. The book was published in 2003 and is listed under the Explorers category. For readers who want to quickly understand what this title offers, this page gives a clear overview of the book, including its description, author information, page count, ratings, and ISBN details.
The full title of the book is Undaunted Courage. When available, the subtitle is The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America’s Wild Frontier, which gives extra context about the theme, focus, or main idea behind the book. According to the available description, ‘This was much more than a bunch of guys out on an exploring and collecting expedition. This was a military expedition into hostile territory’. In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson selected his personal secretary, Captain Meriwether Lewis, to lead a pioneering voyage across the Great Plains and into the Rockies. It was completely uncharted territory; a wild, vast land ruled by the Indians. Charismatic and brave, Lewis was the perfect choice and he experienced the savage North American continent before any other white man. UNDAUNTED COURAGE is the tale of a hero, but it is also a tragedy. Lewis may have received a hero’s welcome on his return to Washington in 1806, but his discoveries did not match the president’s fantasies of sweeping, fertile plains ripe for the taking. Feeling the expedition had been a failure, Lewis took to drink and piled up debts. Full of colourful characters – Jefferson, the president obsessed with conquering the west; William Clark, the rugged frontiersman; Sacagawea, the Indian girl who accompanied the expedition; Drouillard, the French-Indian hunter – this is one of the great adventure stories of all time and it shot to the top of the US bestseller charts. Drama, suspense, danger and diplomacy combine with romance and personal tragedy making UNDAUNTED COURAGE an outstanding work of scholarship and a thrilling adventure.
This book has 592 pages, making it useful for readers who want to know the approximate length before starting. It has an average rating of 4.22, based on 38555 ratings, which can help readers understand how other people have responded to it.
For cataloging and reference purposes, the ISBN-13 is 9780743477888, while the ISBN-10 is 074347788X. These numbers are helpful when searching for the exact edition of the book online, in libraries, or in bookstores.
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Overall, Undaunted Courage by Stephen E. Ambrose is a title that may interest readers looking for books in Explorers. Whether you are researching new books, comparing editions, or building a reading list, this page gives you the most important details in one place.
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