Lewis and Clark: Across the Divide by Gilman, Carolyn; Ronda, James P - 2004

Washington, DC: Smithsonian, 2004. Hardcover. As New. Color illustrated wraps. 424 pp., profusely illustrated in color. The Lewis & Clark expedition exerts a powerful hold on the American imagination. It has become a veritable American Odyssey, their route a pilgrim's way for countless travelers. This publication expands and transforms this familiar story by exploring the social and cultural landscapes the expedition traversed. Gathered in this lavish volume are 400 illustrations, the stunning results of a 5-year enterprise to trace and authenticate the original artifacts, documents, maps, and artworks of the original 1804-06 expedition. With an appendix, "The Journey of Our Objects"; Bibliography, Notes, Index. Should be Must Read for our schoolchildren!