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To: LindyBill who wrote (52418)	10/16/2002 2:02:35 PM
From: Win Smith	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

I will second the recommendation for Undaunted Courage, the Ambrose Lewis and Clark book. Full bibliographic info at amazon.com A fascinating story, one of many things I remember from it is that the plains and northwest Indian tribes were already decimated by disease from early trapper / trader contracts when Lewis and Clark first made contact with them. Lewis and Clark are pretty iconic these days, but it was interesting to find out that they were almost forgotten in their time, and many of the names they gave things were lost because Lewis never got around to putting his journals in order.

To: LindyBill who wrote (52418)	10/16/2002 3:48:25 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

If you don't want WWII Military, then I suggest the Lewis and Clark one, which is one hell of a good read. No, WWII books are fine. I've always been told that when I get around to reading about it, I should start with John Keegan. But I could easily start with Ambrose. I just might not start right away. Still got a backlog of other books--Pollack, Sacred Terror, Huntington--to get through.