Undaunted Courage facts for kids
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| Author | Stephen E. Ambrose |
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| Cover artist | E.S. Paxson (Lewis and Clark at Three Forks, 1912) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Historical |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
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Publication date
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1997 Hardback & 2003 Paperback |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 592 pp (paperback edition |
| ISBN | 978-0-7434-7788-8 |
| OCLC | 56541137 |
Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West is a famous book by Stephen E. Ambrose. It was published in 1996. This book tells the life story, or biography, of Meriwether Lewis. He was a key leader of the amazing Lewis and Clark Expedition.
The book uses real writings from the past. These include journals and letters from Lewis, William Clark, Thomas Jefferson, and other members of the group called the Corps of Discovery. Most of the book focuses on their incredible journey. But it also shares details about Lewis's early life. He was a farmer and later worked for President Jefferson. The book also covers his time as governor of the Louisiana Territory.
About the Book: Exploring the West
This book gives a lot of details about the Lewis and Clark Expedition. It describes the path they took across America. You'll learn about their meetings with different Native Americans groups. It also talks about the new plants and animals they found. The book shares how they explored the vast landscapes of the American West.
Since it's a biography of Lewis, the book mostly focuses on him. Other important people like Clark and Sacagawea are shown through their interactions with Lewis. The expedition itself, and Lewis's whole life, are placed within the bigger picture of American history. This includes Thomas Jefferson's time as president. It also covers how the American West began to open up. The book has maps and drawings, some even made by Lewis himself.
Undaunted Courage was a very popular book. It became a number one bestseller on The New York Times Best Seller list in 1996.
TV Series Plans
In 2014, a TV channel called HBO planned to make a TV show based on this book. It was going to be a six-part series named Lewis and Clark. The show would star Casey Affleck as Meriwether Lewis. Matthias Schoenaerts was cast as William Clark, and Tanaya Beatty as Sacagawea. Famous actors like Tom Hanks, Brad Pitt, and Edward Norton were involved as producers.
Filming started in Manitoba, Canada, in the summer of 2015. However, the show stopped production a month later. The director and cinematographer left the project because they had different ideas about how to make the show. In February 2016, HBO decided to stop making the series completely.
