Synopses & Reviews
Between 1803 and 1806, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark cocaptained the most famous expedition in American history. But while Lewis ended his life just three years after the expedition, Clark, as the highest-ranking federal official in the West, spent three decades overseeing its consequences: Indian removal and the destruction of Native America. In a rare combination of storytelling and scholarship, bestselling author Landon Y. Jones vividly depicts Clarks life and the dark and bloody ground of Americas early West, capturing the qualities of character and courage that made Clark an unequaled leader in Americas grander enterprise: the shaping of the West.
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"A deeply researched, splendidly written biography."-Owen Edwards, Smithsonian Magazine
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“[A] sweeping, battle-strewn bio.”Mens Journal
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“It was Clark, not Lewis, who nursed Sacagawea when she was ill and who later paid for her sons education. It was Clark who wrote the misspelled entry—‘Ocian in view! O! The Joy!—that so charmingly evokes the moment when their party finally sighted the Pacific. And it was Clark who enjoyed the more interesting life, as Landon Y. Jones makes clear.”—Mark Lewis, Washington Post Kevin J. Hamilton - Seattle Times
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“William Clark and the Shaping of the West is engrossing history, the kind of book that is hard to set down.”—Peter Sleeth, Oregonian Mark Lewis - Washington Post
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"[A] sweeping, battle-strewn bio."-Men's Journal
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“William Clarks remarkable life story is told with color, panache and authority.”—Jonathan Kirsch, Los Angeles Times Book Review Jonathan Kirsch
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“Jones masterful biography brings to life the gritty and brutal existence of life on the American frontier.”—Kevin J. Hamilton, Seattle Times Los Angeles Times Book Review
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“A deeply researched, splendidly written biography.”—Owen Edwards, Smithsonian Magazine Peter Sleeth - Oregonian
About the Author
Landon Y. Jones was the managing editor of People magazine for eight years and wrote and edited for Life, Time, Money, and People for thirty-seven years. His books include Great Expectations: America and the Baby Boom Generation and The Essential Lewis and Clark. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey, and Bozeman, Montana