Meriwether Lewis, Janet Benge
Meriwether Lewis, Janet Benge
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Meriwether Lewis
Off the Edge of the Map

Author: Janet Benge

Narrator: Tim Gregory

Unabridged: 5 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/06/2017


Synopsis

Despite warnings that they would all be drowned, the men of the Lewis and Clark expedition paddled toward the ferocious rapids. Sucked into the tempest, their canoes pitched and rolled in the thrashing water and thumped over jagged rocks, but the men kept paddling. They would get to the Pacific Ocean or die trying.

Meriwether Lewis had been commissioned by President Jefferson to lead a daring expedition so remarkable it would become one of the most famous explorations in history. He chose as his co-captain William Clark. Their mission: to find a land route to the Pacific Ocean while learning as much as possible about the thousands of miles of unexplored territory they struggled through.

Even as a child, Meriwether Lewis was known for courage and clear thinking in a crisis. Now he was determined to succeed in the vast task laid before him by a nation thirsty to know what lay off the edge of the map (1774-1809).

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Reviews

Goodreads review by Heidi on January 09, 2024

There is so much more to the Lewis and Clark expedition than we are originally taught in school. This book is thorough and seeks to be an accurate account of Lewis's life without over-sensationalizing it.......more

Goodreads review by JD' on July 21, 2021

Meriwether, the private secretary of Thomas Jefferson, made a decision that he would not ask the president to lead the expedition. Instead he worked hard, helping in whatever way he could, making himselfso invaluable that president Jefferson asked Lewis to travel to the edge of the map, to find wool......more

Goodreads review by Kim on April 29, 2022

Great book. Enjoyed all the history. Surprised on how Meriweather died, didn't know that part of his life. Also good to hear the name Patrick Bass mentioned several times, a family relation.......more

Goodreads review by Allie on July 29, 2022

His life was fascinating! Enjoying taking the journey with him.........more