Patrick Gass was no youngster when he set out with Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark for the Pacific coast in 1803. He was already 32 years old but fit, industrious, and full of an adventurous spirit. When this book was written in 1859, Gass was the last survivor of the expedition.Written from his memory and with excerpts from his expedition journal, here is all the excitement and danger of the Lewis and Clark journey. At the time, they...