For a fresh take on the first American road trip:“ The Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis& Clark,” Indiana- based journalist Craig Fehrman’ s immersive panorama, drawing on oral histories and long-buried sources, rescues this potted narrative from the usual classroom tales of two men and a canoe, for a revelatory portrait about mutual surprise, allowing equal...
For a fresh take on the first American road trip: “The Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis & Clark,” Indiana-based journalist Craig Fehrman’s immersive panorama, drawing on oral histories and long-buried sources, rescues this potted narrative from the usual classroom tales of two men and a canoe, for a revelatory portrait about mutual surprise, allowing equal time to both the discovers and the owners of the land being discovered. (Simon & Schuster/TNS)
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What a difference 50 years makes. The country that commemorates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in July will be a radically different place than the country that celebrated a ubiquitous bicentennial in 1976. Of course it will. But one part of that commemoration will not change: The yearning of everyday Americans to understand their nation’s stories. ...
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