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"Particularly valuable for Ronda's inclusion of pertinent background information about the various tribes and for his ethnological analysis. An appendix also places the Sacagawea myth in its proper perspective. Gracefully written, the book bridges the gap between academic... Read Full Overview

Ronda forms a compelling narrative of Lewis and Clark's expedition and their encounters with Indians. A story of discovery and suspense, it is told with a modern concern to understand the Indian side as well as the white side in this meeting of two cultures. Illustrations. Maps... Read Full Overview

"James P. Ronda in Lewis and Clark among the Indians has drawn from the journals and other documents a compelling narrative of the expedition's encounters with the Indians. It is a story of discovery and suspense, and it is told with a modern concern to understand the Indian... Read Full Overview