Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Experiences of a Writer onthe Lewis and Clark Trail; 2. Missouri River; 3. Paddling into Bodmer; 4. In Search of Perfect Harmony; 5. Selected and Implanted by Nature; 6. Sufficiently Ample; 7. Opening Our Ears; 8. I Grew Heartily Tired of the National Hug; 9. Why Sacagawea Deserves the Day Off; 10. Beyond Measuring Shadows; 11. New Beginnings; Postscript; Notes; Bibliography
Summary
More than two hundred years later, the "voyage of discovery"--With its outsized characters, geographic marvels, and wondrous moments of adventure and mystery--continues to draw us along the Lewis and Clark Trail. Stephenie Ambrose Tubbs first fell under the trail's spell at sixteen and has been following in Lewis and Clark's path ever since. In essays historical and personal, she revisits the Lewis and Clark Trail and its famous people, landmarks, and events, exploring questions the expedition continues to raise, such as, What really motivated Thomas Jefferson to send out his agents of discovery
