GONE WEST Bold Adventures of American Explorers and Pioneers

Jim Weiss infuses facts about the Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery, and the growth of the Transcontinental Railroad with a dose of his signature storytelling—and the result is a vibrant discourse on a period of American history. Weiss has a knack for bringing characters to life and for choosing distinct moments to dramatize: Thomas Jefferson explains to a flabbergasted James Monroe why he had to convince Napoleon to sell the territory of Louisiana. William Clark runs the rapids of the Columbia River in a pirogue. A rampaging bear refuses to be stopped by explorers. Weiss brings history to life. A.R. © AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine [Published: MARCH 2011]