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Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"The unbelievable true story of Harrison Post--the enigmatic lover of one of the richest men in 1920s Hollywood--and the battle for a family fortune. In the booming 1920s, William Andrews Clark Jr. was one of the richest, most respected men in Los Angeles. The son of the mining tycoon known as "The Copper King of Montana," Clark launched the Los Angeles Philharmonic and helped create the Hollywood Bowl. He was also a man with secrets, including a...
Pub. Date
2003
Description
With careful research and meticulous re-creations, National Geographic brings to life the first crossing of what would become the United States. Two hundred years after this epic journey, viewers can go back in time with Lewis, Clark, their guide Sacagawea, and the brave Corps of Discovery as they discover the adventure, danger, and beauty of the unmapped West.
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Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 14
Description
Exploring Lewis and Clark probes beneath the traditional narrative of the journey, looking beyond the perspectives of the explorers themselves to those of the women and the men who accompanied them, as well as of the Indians who met them along the way. It reexamines the journals and what they suggest about Lewis's and Clark's misinterpretations of the worlds they passed through and the people in them. The author portrays Lewis and Clark not as heroes,...
Author
Series
Manifest destiny volume 4
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"Lewis & Clark didn't lead the first expedition west... nor were they the first to encounter the biggest mammal in all the land: Sasquatch. As they track the beast and unravel the mystery of the crew that came before them, one rule becomes clear: don't bother shooting, just run."--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Manifest destiny volume 3
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
"Lewis & Clark's expedition ventures deeper into the heartland, where the discovery of a new arch leads them to make first contact with an unbelievable civilization that's like nothing else on Earth.".
Author
Series
Manifest destiny volume 5
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"Lewis and Clark hunker down for the winter, and all is calm...until old enemies emerge from the fog. Behind their fortified walls, the Corps of Discovery turn against each other, and Sacagawea's long-held mistrust of her companions manifests. After all, a mother will do anything to protect her child--especially from her demons."--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Manifest destiny volume 2
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
In 1804, Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark set out on an expedition to explore the uncharted American frontier. This is the story of what the monsters they discovered lurking in the wilds... In this second volume of the hit series, Lewis, Clark and the surviving members of their expedition continue westward, only to learn there is nowhere to run on the river...
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
A new nation that would stretch from ocean to ocean: this was the dream. Follow it into reality, from Jefferson and Monroe arranging the Louisiana Purchase through the bold explorations of Lewis & Clark, and Sacagawea. Feel the devastating effects faced by proud native American warriors, and witness the mammoth undertaking of the transcontinental railroad. Journey with the brave souls who hung out the sign, "Gone West!"
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