Out West: An American Journey Along the Lewis and Clark Trail

The author is coming to town, and I decided I need to read this book which has been on my TBR shelves for several years! I had no idea I'd love this book so much!

To say it is informative does not do this book justice. I laughed, I cried, I was angry, and his words often made me feel good. He tells stories from the Lewis & Clark journals. He tells stories of the people he meets as he retraces the L&C trail, he shares his "Rules of the Road" and the lessons he learns. He is introspective, personal, and genuine. It doesn't matter that his journeys occurred four decades ago; he added an "Afterword" more than two decades ago; yet many of his observations hold true today, or at least from my own observation within the last few years.

If you show more have any interest in Lewis & Clark and the Corps of Discovery, this book is for you, as is Stephen Ambrose's "Undaunted Courage", and you will discover an unexpected link between the two books in reading this one. show less

A great more "modern"perspective on the Lewis and Clark journey by a great author Dayton Duncan! His ability to use the original journals from the expedition to guide his own journey provides a unique and very entertaining read for both avid history readers and those looking for some more travel oriented but with a history perspective.

Duncan chronicles his travels along the Lewis and Clark trail. He observes the changes from the time of the Corps of Discovery, both alterations to the landscape and changes to the people that live there. As with all such observations, it is the land itself that is celebrated. An interesting and absorbing read.