Journals of Lewis & Clark Spec Hc by Thomas Schmidt

Journals of Lewis & Clark Spec Hc by Thomas Schmidt

The Mertollini family share an undeniable love for one another, upholding rare old fashioned values which are suddenly tested, having to endure many obstacles, their faith and love being pulled in many directions, but never faltering in strength. Values strong enough to keep the big family secret from their one stubbornly feisty family member who would risk everything to be with her one true love?her brother Trying to keep her forbidden feelings from all, Melanie Mertollini, a stunningly rare beauty, would throw herself into scandalous affairs to fill the void of her breaking heart, leading her towards the path of murder, untimely deaths, and kidnapping. As all hope seems to be lost, Melanie runs in the arms of yet another man, leaving her family behind and flees the country with him, searching for answers to so many of the lies and deceptions which were thrown upon her?reaching out desperately to a part of the world and people whom should have remained a secret. But would her rash decisions bring her to a fate worse than death, or back into the life of the one man who had waited his entire life to hear her whisper the words that always seemed to get in the way?

Meriwether Lewis, born August 18, 1774, in Virginia, served in the US Infantry during General Anthony Wayne's Northwest Territory campaigns and, in 1801, became President Thomas Jefferson's private secretary. A serious man, Lewis was known to be subject to periods of melancholy. After the expedition to explore the land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase, he was appointed governor of Upper Louisiana. He died on October 11, 1809, apparently by his own hand.

William Clark, born August 1, 1770, in Virginia, was the brother of George Rogers Clark, a hero of the American Revolution. He served in the US Army as an artillery officer. With Meriwether Lewis, Clark led the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition from 1804 to 1806 across the land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase. Clark was a popular leader; he was also popular among the Indians and served as Indian Agent in the Louisiana Territory. He died September 1, 1838.

Anthony Brandt attended Princeton and Columbia before becoming a freelance writer for Esquire, American Heritage, The Atlantic, Psychology Today, GQ, Men's Journal, National Geographic Adventure, and many other magazines. He was the essays editor of the Pushcart Prize for 18 years and has served as a nonfiction judge for the National Book Awards. Brandt is the editor of the Adventure Classics series for National Geographic Books, including the first edition of The Journals of Lewis and Clark.

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ISBN 13	9780792266204
ISBN 10	079226620X
Title	Journals of Lewis & Clark Spec Hc
Author	Thomas Schmidt
Series	National Geographic Adventure Classics
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	National Geographic Society
Year published	2003-08-01
Number of pages	256
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