Way to the Western Sea

“The Way to the Western Sea” by David Lavender is a vivid retelling of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, blending historical detail with dramatic storytelling to capture the Corps of Discovery’s journey across the continent and is considered one of the most engaging modern accounts of the expedition. From its inception to its conclusion – a triumph made bittersweet by Lewis’s suicide only a few years later – we witness the trails, the surprises, the wonders and the successes large and small that the expedition met with day over day over the course of two years and thousands of miles.