Lewis and Clark: Across the Divide
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (598 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1588340996 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Lewis and Clark: Across the Divide expands and transforms a familiar story by fully exploring—for the first time—the cultural landscapes the expedition traversed. 410 color photographs and illustrations.. Two hundred years ago Lewis and Clark, two men shaped by Jefferson's Enlightenment ideas, encountered an Indian world they only partly understood. Their discoveries and the artifacts from their journey reveal the contrasts, similarities, and creative exchange of ideas that occurred when different worlds met each other face-to-face. To complete the picture, Native Americans share their experiences since Lewis and Clark's visit and embrace a hopeful vision for the future. Exhibition curator Carolyn Gilman draws from fifty different lending institutions to reassemble for the first, and likely the last, time the authentic artifacts of Lewis and Clark's journey across then-Indian lands. Because of the fragility of artifacts, the book documents more fully than the exhibition itself the equipment Lewis and Clark carried and the rich diversity of what was collected in this historic encounter of two worlds. The result is a breathtaking new view of both the equipment the expedition used and the color, complexity, and diversity of the cultures they encountered. The official compa
then becomes a very good supplement to Ambrose's book by adding many interesting & Carolyn Gilman's text should not be a reason to reject owning this book. First read Undaunted Courage, Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West published in 1996 (paperback 2003). It is lightly illustrated with b & w plates & maps with a very detailed & documented text. Lewis and Clark, Across the Divide, Missouri Historical Society/Smith. S. ROCHE said Lewis and Clark: Across the Divide. The book is very interesting. It is very complete especially regarding "Euro/American Cultural biases v. Indian Cultural biase. The art work is very good although the light brown ink and small font is difficult to read without very bright light. It includes an abundance of maps by Lewis and Clark.The editor's own biase is glaring. She seems overly critical of the expore. "Crossing the Divide" according to Myron Marty. This is an outstanding book: lucidly written, well-reasoned, soundly researched, and visually appealing. In my review of this book and others on the Lewis and Clark expeditiion, published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, I state that the subtitle refers to the divide the author crosses, that is, the divide that has so far minimized or ignored the crucial role played by I
-- Wall Street Journal. Sumptuously producedre-creates the material world of the early 19th century and Pacific Northwest
Carolyn Gilman is the curator of Lewis and Clark: The National Bicentennial Exhibition.