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A sweeping, gorgeously written novel of Lewis and Clark's legendary expedition, named one of the best novels of the year by The Boston Globe, Salon, The Los Angeles Times, and The Christian Science Monitor.
Brian Hall’s compulsively readable novel vividly re-creates Lewis and Clark’s extraordinary journey into the unknown western…
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The story of Lewis & Clark was one topic absolutely guaranteed to put me to sleep in high school. But this authoritative, daringly written novel brings the time period, the two men, and the mission to vivid life.
I like immersive historical fiction. Please don’t explain. Don’t ladle out expository dialogue. Don’t put the characters on a pedestal. Plunge me into the world. Author Brian Hall does just that by employing multiple narrators: Lewis, Clark, and, most intriguingly, Sacagawea are all given the mic. Seeing the world through a native American’s eyes – and a rough approximation of her language…
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