Overview
In Discovering Lewis and Clark from the Air, aerial photographer Jim Wark and Lewis and Clark scholar Joseph A. Mussulman offer a fascinating new perspective on the Corps of Discovery's historic journey. From Monticello in the east to Fort Clatsop on the Pacific coast, the wild continent the expedition crossed is revealed anew in more than one hundred stunning full-color photographs.Synopsis
Photographer Ward retraced the westward route of the Lewis and Clark expedition in a single-engine, high-wing airplane in 1999 and the eastern portion (and principal side journeys) in 2001, taking 3,182 aerial photographs through the course of his travels. Presented alongside text by Lewis and Clark scholar Mussulman (formerly of the U. of Montana) that provides anecdotes of the history of the expedition related to each site shown, 110 of those color photographs are reproduced in this volume. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Raymond Puffer - KLIATT
Every now and again a book comes along that is just too beautiful to pass up. This is one such book. It follows the Lewis and Clark Expedition, dogging their footsteps from an aerial perspective. Each photo is accompanied by a full-page quotation from the explorers' diaries, and if you are interested in the great feat, the book is stunning. About half the scenes show the great cities and bridges that have sprung up along the route, making the old expedition recede ever farther in the past. Whether the doughty frontiersmen would have welcomed the progress and conveniences, one cannot say. But the rest of the scenes are from the virgin wilderness, and the land that they undoubtedly cursed and struggled through is beautiful beyond compare to modern eyes. KLIATT Codes: SA*—Exceptional book, recommended for senior high school students, advanced students, and adults. 2004, Mountain Press, 261p. illus. bibliog. index., Ages 15 to adult.
Editorials
KLIATT
Every now and again a book comes along that is just too beautiful to pass up. This is one such book. It follows the Lewis and Clark Expedition, dogging their footsteps from an aerial perspective. Each photo is accompanied by a full-page quotation from the explorers' diaries, and if you are interested in the great feat, the book is stunning. About half the scenes show the great cities and bridges that have sprung up along the route, making the old expedition recede ever farther in the past. Whether the doughty frontiersmen would have welcomed the progress and conveniences, one cannot say. But the rest of the scenes are from the virgin wilderness, and the land that they undoubtedly cursed and struggled through is beautiful beyond compare to modern eyes. KLIATT Codes: SA*—Exceptional book, recommended for senior high school students, advanced students, and adults. 2004, Mountain Press, 261p. illus. bibliog. index., Ages 15 to adult.—Raymond Puffer