Undaunted Courage <Tab/> The novel Undaunted Courage provides a detailed description of the Lewis and Clark journey. The purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition was to explore the western frontier. Stephen Ambrose, the author, used letters addressed to the president, journal entries from both Lewis and Clark, letters from Thomas Jefferson, and other written documents as implements to chronologically exemplify the sequence of events before the expedition, during the expedition, …showed first 75 words of 558 total…

…showed last 75 words of 558 total…Coping with all of these harsh conditions proved that Captain Meriwether Lewis and Captain Clark were excellent leaders. Cruzatte, a crewman shot Lewis. After this act, Captain Meriwether Lewis kept his composure and recovers with the help of Captain Clark's medical expertise. In the conclusion, it is very unfortunate that Captain Meriwether Lewis becomes inundated and commits suicide. The death of Captain Meriwether Lewis reveals that he was truly loved by his family and friends.