Why Sacagawea Deserves the Day Off and Other Lessons from the Lewis & Clark Trail
By Stephenie Ambrose Tubbs
More than two hundred years later, the “voyage of discovery”—with its outsized characters, geographic marvels, and wondrous moments of adventure and mystery—continues to draw us along the Lewis and Clark Trail. Stephenie Ambrose Tubbs first fell under the trail’s spell at sixteen and has been following in Lewis and Clark’s path ever since. In essays historical and personal, she revisits the Lewis and Clark Trail and its famous people, landmarks, and events, exploring questions the expedition continues to raise, such as, What really motivated Thomas Jefferson to send out his agents of discovery? What “mutinous expressions” were uttered? What happened to the dog? Why did Meriwether Lewis end his own life? In the resulting trip through history, Tubbs recounts her travels along the trail by foot, Volkswagen bus, and canoe—at every turn renewing the American experience inscribed by Lewis and Clark. —From the publisher
Author Stephenie Ambrose Tubbs will join us at our March meeting to discuss her book Why Sacagawea Deserves the Day Off. In essays historical and personal, she revisits the Lewis and Clark Trail and its famous people, landmarks, and events, exploring questions the expedition continues to raise.
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The goal is to finish reading the book and have a question or comment for author Stephenie Ambrose Tubbs. We can also continue the book at the April book club meeting if we want more time.
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