The journals of the expedition, most written by Clark, are one of the treasures of American history. The two men shook hands in Clarksville, Ohio, on October 14, 1803, then launched their expedition. Jefferson hand-picked Lewis for the great cross-country trek, and Lewis in turn picked William Clark to accompany him. Their friendship is at the center of this account. Meriwether Lewis, as secretary to Thomas Jefferson and living in the White House for two years, got his education by being apprenticed to a great man. Ambrose, his wife and five children have followed the footsteps of the Lewis and Clark expedition for 20 summers, in the course of which the explorer has become a friend of the Ambrose family the author's affection shines through this narrative. Here he takes on half of the two-headed hero of American exploration: Meriwether Lewis. Ambrose has written prolifically about men who were larger than life: Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Colonel Custer.
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