The Journals Of Lewis And Clark Bernard Devoto 1st Ed First Print 1953 HCDJ

Description: A wonderful 1953 First Edition*, 1st printed hardcover of . . .The Journals of Lewis and Clark by Meriwether Lewis & William Clark Edited by Bernard DeVoto, Pulitzer Prize-winning scholar-historian of the American Westand with a forward by Stephen E. Ambrose, an American historian*same date on verso with no later printings This book presents an in-depth look at Lewis and Clark's historic expedition through the explorers' journals—America's "first report on the West". Very good, clean, complete, gently read condition with a sound binding and no rips, tears, or marks other than a smudge on page 492. The unclipped, mylar-protected dust jacket has some definite edge wear and tear. See photos. From RAVE Amazon reviews: "A great adventure. The best book I’ve ever read. It’s a true story & there’s even gun battles with Indians on horse back! "; "A great read from start to finish. The highly descriptive passages of Captain Lewis gives you the impression that he was a very learned individual and a born botanist. The journey took them from May 1804 to Sept1806. They were in fact given up for lost. Any reader will have to bear in mind that these journals are printed as they were written, so the style and spelling is rather old fashioned the punctuation non existent in some parts. There is however no denying that it is a fascinating read."; "I read books in a wide variety of topics. I decided to read about Lewis and Clark because I felt I just did not know enough about it and I felt that I should. When I received the book, I opened it and was fearful that I made a mistake because it was made up of journal entries, day by day in Lewis and Clark's own words. I started reading and I found myself immediately engrossed in the story. I mean immediately. Editor Bernard Devoto uses only the most relevant parts of the journals (leaves out the volumes of strict scientific research data). Then, when he has to make the occasion insertion of a letter or two to make sure a misspelled word is not misinterpreted, he gives very clear instruction on how he has denoted the change. He also, upon occasion will give a summary of events, or a note of interest. The end result is a splendid story, rich in historical information, written by the men who lived it, about one of the most important events in our country's history." With us, you'll always see several photos of the actual item(s) you will receive.Prompt FREE USPS Media Mail shipping to USA.eBay International Shipping service worldwide.Thanks for looking!

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Location: Olympia, Washington

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