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In the Footsteps of Lewis and Clark 1804-1806 by Snyder, Gerald S.
Publisher: National Geographic Society 1970
ISBN 87044087X
ASIN: 087044087X
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Frontier America Pictorial
Review: “The journey of Lewis and Clark along with the Corp of Discovery is one of the great tales of exploration on this or any continent. It’s necessity came about as a result of President Thomas Jefferson’s 1803 Louisiana Purchase of 830,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River and his desire for a line of communication to the Pacific Ocean. Traveling west from St. Louis, MO in May of 1804 to the Pacific coast at Fort Clatson, OR the expedition led by Lewis and Clark took more than 27 months to complete the journey. Mr. Snyder gives a thorough account of the men who went, the dangers they faced, the Indians both friendly and hostile encountered, the incredible abundance of nature they documented, and the legacy they left behind.
The historical account is full of characters: Meriwether Lewis, Capt. William Clark, Sacagawea, Sgt. Nathaniel Pryor, Thomas Jefferson, Napoleon, James Monroe, Russian Empress Catherine the Great, Pvt. Richard Windsor, James Madison, Sgt. John Ordway among others. The expedition would forever be known for its two commanders Lewis and Clark but 29 brave men completed the 8,000 mile round trip from Missouri to Oregon and back. The information gathered and the proof of an overland passage to the Pacific helped to open up the entire continent for rapid expansion and settlement to the new nation.”
Pictures/Illustrations- A lot
Maps necessary- Necessary maps provided
Length of book -201-250 pages
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Posted by admin on 14th May 2011
Eve of Conflict: Stephen A. Douglas and the Needless War
by George Fort Milton
Hardcover: 608 pages
Publisher: Octagon Books (1963)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0374957398
ISBN-13: 978-0374957391
Book Details: Mr. Milton’s full title suggests his threefold purpose. As “The Eve of Conflict” his book is a detailed and lively history of American politics in the decade immediately preceding the Civil War; as “Stephen A. Douglas” it is the definitive biography of the great Illinois statesman; and as the “Needless War” it is the defense of a thesis which seems to be open to serious objection. Those familiar with Mr. Milton’s masterly presentation of the Reconstruction Era in his “The Age of Hate” will not be disappointed in expecting the same qualities of exhaustive research, skilful arrangement of material, incisive style, and sustained movement of narrative in his treatment of the fateful decade preceding the outbreak of the war between the states.
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Posted by admin on 13th May 2011
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King Harald’s Saga: Harald Hardradi of Norway
by Snorri Sturluson’s Heimskringla translated with an introduction by Magnus Magnusson and Hermann Pálsson
Publisher: New York : Dorset Press, 1986.
ISBN: 0880290765
Review: An Exciting Tale of a Ruthless King
With all the adventure and action it presents, it’s hard to fully grasp that this is no made-up tale (though it may contain some made-up elements), but rather a fairly down-to-earth recounting of the adventures of one of the last true viking kings. Harald Hardrada or “the ruthless” was certainly a pirate king par excellence.
Harald, a youth of 15 stands by his elder brother at Stiklstad, with a sword tied into his hands so he will not lose it in battle, but Olaf is finally brought down and Harald must flee with other survivors. Off they go across the Baltic to the country of the Slavs in what will some day be Russia and Harald makes his way down the sinuous river route from the viking stronghold of Holmgarth (which the Russians called Novgorod) to Kiev and then on to Constantinople where he wins a place in the Byzantine Emperor’s Varangian Guard. In the land of the Byzantines Harald rises to prominence, being a man of great size (said to stand seven feet tall) and military accomplishments. He never loses a battle and he spends a great deal of time besting the jealous Byzantine generals and officials. In the end he learns that his brother’s son, Magnus, has been returned to his father’s throne and Harald, after gaining much wealth for himself, quits Byzantium and passes again through the Russian lands to go home to Norway. There Harald persuades the young Magnus to share the throne with him and they become co-kings.
But Magnus doesn’t live long and dies from sickness (?) only a couple of years after Harald’s return, leaving Harald the lone king of the restored Norway. Harald thereupon enters into a lengthy feud with the viking king of Denmark, Swein Ulfsson, who also believes he has a claim on Norway through his ancestor Cnut the Great, the son of the Danish King Swein Forkbeard.
But while Harald invariably wins every sea battle with the hapless Swein, he is unable to take Denmark because the population remains loyal to Swein.
To see how this all played out, it’s worth reading King Harald’s Saga. Notes: Originally published: 1966.
Book Details: Language: English, Physical Description: 180 pages. : general. tables, maps ; 21 cm,
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| The French Renaissance in England: An Account of the Literary Relations of England and France in the Sixteenth Century (1910 )
by Sir Sidney Lee 1967. 345 pages [xiv]New York: Octagon BooksBUY ONLINE $
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ISBN-13: 9780374948658
ISBN: 0374948658
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