Opening the West with Lewis and Clark


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(4.9 stars; 5 reviews)

One of the significant and astounding explorations, in 1804-1806, was the expedition under the leadership of Captain Meriwether Lewis and Captain William Clark opening up a trail from St. Louis, Missouri to the Pacific Coast at the mouth of the mighty Columbia River. Edwin Sabin write an engaging account of this challenging journey with ample dialogue so that it reads like an adventure story rather than just a history full of facts and figures, but he fairly represents the characters and events of the long expedition. - Summary by Larry Wilson (7 hr 6 min)

Chapters

Decdication & Foreward 3:04 Read by Larry Wilson
The Expedition and the Country 3:00 Read by Larry Wilson
The Rank and File 9:42 Read by Larry Wilson
Making Ready 14:47 Read by Donald Cummings
The Start 21:05 Read by Sonrisa Jones
The Coming of the White Chiefs 22:02 Read by Sonrisa Jones
Peter Goes Aboard 15:20 Read by Maurice Almay
Peter Meets the Chiefs 22:41 Read by tjfria
To the Land of the Sioux 20:36 Read by tjfria
Bad Hearts 15:14 Read by tjfria
The Captains Show Their Spunk 15:13 Read by tjfria
Snug in Winter Quarters 14:57 Read by tjfria
Excitement at Fort Mandan 22:39 Read by roselbex
Peter Wins His Spurs 21:06 Read by roselbex
The Kingdom of the “White Bears” 20:00 Read by Rita Boutros
Which Way to the Columbia? 13:56 Read by PlagueMonk
Seeking the Bird-woman’s People 21:39 Read by Sonrisa Jones
Horses at Last 14:14 Read by Rita Boutros
Across Starvation Mountains 16:22 Read by Ken Sheaffer
Hooray for the Pacific! 18:31 Read by Rita Boutros
The Winter at Fort Clatsop 15:25 Read by Wh3media
Friendly Yellept, the Walla Walla 11:59 Read by Wh3media
The Pierced Noses Again 13:30 Read by tjfria
Back Across the Mountains 16:54 Read by tjfria
Captain Lewis Meets the Enemy 16:04 Read by tjfria
The Home Stretch 26:12 Read by tjfria

Reviews


(5 stars)

great story for the greatest country.