Landon Y. Jones is the author of Great Expectations: America and the Baby Boom Generation. He has reported, written, and edited at Life, Time, Money, and People magazines. He is a member of the National Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Council.
"In The Essential Lewis and Clark, Landon Jones presents the
highlights of an Americn classic by letting Lewis and Clark tell
their story in their own words."--Dayton R. Duncan, writer and
producer of Ken Burns' PBS documentary, Lewis & Clark
"Landon Jones has delivered a handy, accessible version of the
Lewis and Clark journals, jut right for the millions of intrepid
travelers who will want to retrace the explorers' path in
commemoration of the expedition's bicentennial. This book should
encourage the reader to delve further into this fascinating chapter
of American history, by reading the entire journals.--David
Borlaug, President, National Lewis and Clark Bicentennial
Council
"St. Louis has had some national heroes who have excited the nation
as a whole. Today, it is Mark McGuire. Earlier in this century, it
was Charles Lindberg. Even earlier in the previous century, it was
the fascinating duo of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Landon
Jones has ever-so-skillfully assembled the journals of Lewis and
Clark as to allow today's readers to become participants in their
historic journey."--Thomas F. Eagleton, former U.S. senator of the
State of Missouri
"A powerful and concise version of the journals."--Travel &
Leisure
"Landon Jones has done an excellent job of picking out what is
essential and leaving out the rest. Anyone who wants to know more
about how Lewis and Clark...accomplished what they did...should
have this book."--Stephen E. Ambrose
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