Descrizione

First Edition. Illustrated with more than 150 illustrations most in full colour. 8vo, maroon cloth over boards, lettered in gilt on the spine, and lettered and decorated in blind on the upper cover. In the dustjacket. xix, 248 pp. A very fine copy, as pristine.

Edizione: the companion volume to ken burns's pbs documentary film.<br> "plentiful excerpts from the journals kept by the two captains and four enlisted men convey the raw emotions, turbulent spirits, and constant surprises of the explorers, who each day confronted the unknown with fresh eyes. an elegant preface by ken burns, as well as contributions from stephen e. ambrose, william least heat-moon, and erica funkhouser, enlarge upon important threads in duncan's narrative, demonstrating the continued potency of events that took place almost two centuries ago. and a wealth of paintings, photographs, journal sketches, maps, and film images from the pbs documentary lends this historic, nation-redefining milestone a vibrancy and immediacy to which no american will be immune." - dustjacket