Lewis and Clark by William R. Lighton ~ Full Audiobook [biography]

Lewis and Clark by William R. Lighton audiobook.

Genre: biography

William R. Lighton's Lewis and Clark is a brisk, story-driven biography of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark that follows the planning and launch of the Corps of Discovery and the long push from the Missouri River toward the Pacific. Beginning with the two officers' backgrounds and President Thomas Jefferson's ambitious mission after the Louisiana Purchase, Lighton traces how a small, disciplined party is assembled, supplied, and sent into a continent most Americans of the era knew only through rumor and rough maps. As the expedition moves upriver and into the mountains, the narrative highlights the leaders' contrasting strengths, the daily demands of command, and the constant problem-solving required to keep men, boats, and supplies moving through rapids, storms, hunger, and injury. Along the way, the captains must negotiate fragile alliances and passage with Native nations, interpret unfamiliar landscapes, and record what they see with careful attention to geography, plants, animals, and routes that might reshape the young nation's future. Written in a clear early-1900s style, the book balances adventure with historical context, showing how exploration, diplomacy, and leadership collide on a journey where every decision carries lasting consequences.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:17:17) Chapter 02

(00:28:52) Chapter 03

(00:39:43) Chapter 04

(01:01:28) Chapter 05

(01:24:10) Chapter 06

(01:39:36) Chapter 07

(01:52:54) Chapter 08

(02:10:04) Chapter 09

(02:23:09) Chapter 10

(02:43:48) Chapter 11

(02:52:50) Chapter 12

(03:00:59) Chapter 13

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