Cover of Undaunted Courage

Undaunted Courage

Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the opening of the American West

by Stephen E. Ambrose

1996 511 pages eng ★ 4.1 (9 ratings)

In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson selected his personal secretary, Captain Meriwether Lewis, to lead a voyage up the Missouri River to the Rockies, over the mountains, down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean, and back. Lewis was the perfect choice. He endured incredible hardships and saw incre…

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