If you have ever wondered what is was like to be an explorer in the unspoiled American West of the early 1800s, then this is the audiobook for you. Not only a groundbreaking work of American history by critically acclaimed author Robert M. Utley, A Life Wild and Perilous is also a dramatic story of innovation and survival. Here is your chance to live in the very heart of the American wilderness with legendary trappers and mountain men like Jim Bridger,...

Documents the 1810 to 1813 expedition, financed by millionaire John Jacob Astor and encouraged by Thomas Jefferson, to establish Fort Astoria, a trading post on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest.

Chronicles the expedition led by Lewis and Clark to explore the unknown western regions of America at the beginning of the nineteenth century, describing its mishaps, adventures, and impact on western expansion.

Captain Meriwether Lewis's dog Seaman describes his experiences as he accompanies his master on the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore the uncharted western wilderness.

Describes the historic expedition led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark that paved the way for the westward expansion of the United States.

Includes excerpts from the journals of Lewis and Clark, first published in 1904-5 under title: Original journals of the Lewis and Clark expedition, 1804-1806.

Travel with the explorers who in 1804 set out from the Missouri River to help expand the nation to the Pacific coast. Discover rivers, waterfalls, animals, and plants that were unknown to people east of the Mississippi River. Learn how people sailed through rapids, crossed rivers, and traveled over mountains. Meet new tribes of American Indians and find out how a U.S. President's dream came true. This book describes in detail the lives of adventurous...