Synopses & Reviews
Between 1803 and 1806, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark co-captained the most famous expedition in American history. But while Lewis ended his life just three years later, 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 Clark's life and the dark and bloody ground of America's early West, capturing the qualities of character and courage that made Clark an unequaled leader in America's grander enterprise: the shaping of the West.
Review
"[A] Sweeping, battle-strewn bio." --
Men's Journal"Lively and authoritative, this book creates a vivid portrait of the complex, iron-willed explorer and politician who changed the face of America." --People
"Jones' masterful biography brings to life the gritty and brutal existence of life on the American frontier." --Kevin J. Hamilton, The Seattle Times
"William Clark and the Shaping of the West is engrossing history, the kind of book that is hard to set down, and once set aside, quickly picked up again." --Peter Sleeth, The Oregonian