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New Found Land: Lewis & Clark's Voyage of Discovery
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A Great Read
  • This geezer likes it.
  • A great look at history
New Found Land: Lewis & Clark's Voyage of Discovery
Allan Wolf
Manufacturer: Candlewick
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0763621137

Book Description

Follow Lewis and Clark and their crew on a perilous trek through the
uncharted West in this extraordinary debut novel.


I mean to tell you this story the only way I know how. That is to say, I will tell it like a river. It may meander here and there, but in the end it will always find its way to the sea.

Two hundred years ago, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark launched their wooden boats up the Missouri River in search of the illusory Northwest Passage, a journey that would capture the American imagination and help forge a young nation's identity. Now, in a riveting debut novel, Allan Wolf tells the story of this extraordinary voyage through the eyes of not only the famed pair but also several members of their self-named Corps of Discovery. Here, in powerful, lyrical language, is a medley of voices from a surprisingly diverse crew — from the one-eyed French Indian fiddler who pilots the boats to Clark's African American slave; from the young Shoshone woman who has a baby en route to Lewis's Newfoundland dog, a "seer" whose narrative resonates long after the book is closed.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Great Read.......2006-01-05

I loved this book - it is great historical fiction. The story-telling is great, and you pick up a lot of facts and information about the actual Lewis & Clark trip (without it getting boring or tedious). The style of writing takes a little getting used to - it is written in a poetic style, and each "chapter" is written in first-person by one of 14 different people. But, you get used to it. A plus for me was that each "chapter" is only 1-3 pages in length - so I could read small, complete pieces when I could find time. The author does include actual passages from journals kept on the trip, and mixes these passages well with both fictional and non-fictional accounts of the trip. I particularly enjoyed following the stories of Reubin and Joseph Fields.

4 out of 5 stars This geezer likes it. .......2005-04-21

"New Found Land," by Alan Wolf. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0763621137/qid=1114056055/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/102-6991206... This book, billed as suitable for grade seven and up, caught the eye of a geezer. It's a novel written in first person poetic form in fourteen different voices, all principals of the Lewis and Clark expedition, The Corps of Discovery.

The title voice is none other than that of Seaman, Meriwether Lewis's big black bear of a Newfoundland dog--known to himself as Oolum. New Found Land is a story of a land at the dawn of its transition to a new existence, one that we know today as the western half of the United States of America. Other voices are Lewis himself, Clark, Thomas Jefferson, George Shannon, the Fields brothers, others of the expedition, and of course, Sacajawea.

Of course, it wasn't really New FOUND Land. It had been found some 10,000 years earlier, before the pyramids were built. But to the members of the expedition, and to many of us who love their story, it WAS NEW Found Land.

This work is a blend of the actual words from the Journals, and what might have been said by the characters as they made their daily discoveries. I like its poetic style, unique among all the books I've read about this adventure.

5 out of 5 stars A great look at history.......2005-03-01

I love poetry and history and found this book to be an intriguing blend of both. I've read many books on Lewis and Clark's voyage - even the best have a tendancy to become tedious with the (mis)spelling and durge of details. Mr. Wolf tells the story of the trip from the aspect of many different characters - including Seaman, the Newfoundland dog. This would be an excellent book for teachers to read aloud to their students - it's also a great introduction to poetry - don't be put off if you're not a poetry fan - you will like it!
The new found land of Stephen Parmenius;: The life and writings of a Hungarian poet, drowned on a voyage from Newfoundland, 1583
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    The new found land of Stephen Parmenius;: The life and writings of a Hungarian poet, drowned on a voyage from Newfoundland, 1583
    Stephanus Parmenius
    Manufacturer: University of Toronto Press
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Unknown Binding

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    ASIN: 0802000274
    New Found Land: Lewis and Clark's Voyage of Discovery
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      New Found Land: Lewis and Clark's Voyage of Discovery
      Allan Wolf
      Manufacturer: Candlewick
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Paperback

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      ASIN: 0763632880
      Release Date: 2007-09-11

      Book Description

      "This amazing work presents the adventure of Lewis and Clark through the eyes of its participants." — SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL (starred review)

      In powerful, lyrical language, here is the journey of Lewis and Clark told by themselves and their diverse crew — from a one-eyed French-Indian fiddler to Clark’s African-American slave; from Sacagawea to Lewis’s Newfoundland dog, a "seer" whose narrative resonates long after the book is closed.

      An American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults

      An International Reading Association Children’s Book Award Notable

      A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age

      A SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL Best Book of the Year

      A Lion and the Unicorn Honor Winner for Excellence in North American Poetry

      Two starred reviews (KIRKUS, SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL)
      New Found Land (Lewis and Clark's Voyage of Discovery)
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        New Found Land (Lewis and Clark's Voyage of Discovery)
        Allan Wolf
        Manufacturer: Candlewick Press
        ProductGroup: Book
        Binding: Paperback
        ASIN: B000HUZTYU

        Product Description

        In this powerful and exciting novel, you will hear directly from the famed expedition leaders, Captains Lewis and Clark, as well as twelve other members of the Corps of Discovery.

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