Descrizione

First Edition. Illustrated with gorgeous full colour photographs by Sam Abell on every page. 4to, publisher's original black cloth, lettered in white on the spine and upper cover. In the photographically illustrated dustjacket. 255 pp. A very pleasing and attractive copy with small bump to the head of the spine panel. Otherwise a truly lovely book.

Edizione: historically vivid and uniquely human, this book is truly a voyage of discovery.<br> "in a marvelous blend of past and present, renowned historian and author stephen e. ambrose chronicles the groundbreaking trek of lewis and clark - a journey that he and his family retraced more than a century and a half later. highlighted by the stunning photographs of national geographic photographer sam abell, which capture the land as lewis and clark might have seen it, and filled with contemporary art and excerpt from the explorers' journals, this book brings america's heritage to life as it re-creates one of the greatest moments in the history of exploration." - dustjacket