William Clark and the Shaping of the West
- ISBN-10
- 0809030411
- ISBN-13
- 9780809030415
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 394
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Author
- Landon Y. Jones
Description
In a rare combination of storytelling and scholarship, bestselling author Jones presents for the first time Clark's remarkable life and influential career in their full complexity.
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