"...an adventure story more thrilling than Defoe or Melville could have imagined."--The Philadelphia Inquirer The true story of America's first great explorer a

Arriving as the country commemorates the expedition's bicentennial, Across the Continent is an examination of the explorers' world and the complicated ways in w

Chronicles the perils and triumphs of the intrepid Scotsman who explored Canada's northwestern wilderness

Lummis' foot journey from Ohio to Los Angeles. Very descriptive of the Southwest.

First Crossing recounts an adventure of epic proportions -- in equal parts romantic, historically significant and compelling. It is the story of Canada's most f