Review: Undaunted Courage

Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose is a treasure of American gold, deserving a prominent place in the hearts and minds of those who love freedom, American ideals, and the vision of an untamed wilderness yet to be explored.

Ambrose captures the spirit of America in a way few authors can boast, guiding his readers along the trail with Lewis and Clark during their historic and action-packed adventure.  From the dreams of Thomas Jefferson and the quest to find a water route to the Pacific, to the personal struggles and heroism of the band of adventurers, from uncharted wilderness hazards to peace-pipe smoking Indian encounters - the book is history-telling at its finest; an indistinugishable line between solid historical education and pure reading pleasure is delightfully drawn.

The wilderness journey of Meriwether Lewis, William Clark and their "Corps of Discovery" is not just a tale of wild rivers, breathtaking mountains, and pristine praires the men could only describe as Edenic;