"This Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis and Clark" - Craig Fehrman

This Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis and Clark Craig Fehrman with special guest interviewer, Jim Holmberg When Meriwether Lewis and William Clark returned from their long journey, in 1806, they brought an incredible tale starring themselves as courageous explorers, skilled scientists, and peaceful ambassadors. There was truth in those descriptions. But there was also distortion.  For the first time in a generation, This Vast Enterprise offers a fresh and more accurate account of their expedition — a gripping narrative that draws on new documents, stunning analysis, and Native perspectives. Fehrman’s central insight is that the success of Lewis and Clark depended on much more than just Lewis and Clark and introduces us to the characters that shaped the expedition more than history has previously reported. Partially researched at the Filson, this latest exploration of the expedition and those that served in it provides an important new understanding of the people that shaped this significant time in American history.   Craig Fehrman, a journalist and historian, spent five years writing and researching This Vast Enterprise. His first book, Author in Chief, was described by Thomas Mallon in The Wall Street Journal as “one of the best books on the American presidency to appear in recent years.” Fehrman lives in Indiana with his wife and children.