Lewis, Twain, Clark, Muir

I am starting to think that my interests are in America(na). Mark Twain, Lewis and Clark, the Sierra Nevada, Ansel Adams, John Muir, Redwood trees.

Here are two more books to add to my library of research materials. I have also been listening to Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose on CD. Ambrose is clearly smitten with Messrs. Lewis and Clark. He writes statements like, "If Lewis and Clark said they heard the sound, you can be sure that it occurred," implying that their words are their bonds. In fact he says that very statement about both explorers more than once. Yet Mr. Ambrose also admits that Lewis lied to the Shoshone among others. 

Whilst looking for books about or by Lewis and or Clark, I stumbled upon a book by a 16 year old boy who attempted to climb Mt. Everest. When I opened the book, the pictured Lewis and Clark Explorer ID card fell out. I disguised the boy as Groucho Marks. There is no evidence that this ID card resembles in any way the cards carried by Lewis or Clark. Neither is there evidence that they carried ID cards.