Synopsis This historical novel covers the long and fruitful collaboration between Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, telling the story from a variety of viewpoints that include not only the two principals but Sacajawea, the Shoshone woman who served as their guide, and York, one of Clark's slaves.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2003-01-01 |
| Size | | Length: | 416 pages | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 6.5 in | | Thickness: | 1.4 in | | Weight: | 25.6 oz |
Publisher's Note A fictionalized account based on the Lewis and Clark expedition to the Pacific Ocean seeks to convey what was happening in the minds of the explorers and to bring life to the collision of white and Native American cultures of the period.
Industry Reviews "Hall takes the greatest risks with Sacajawea, realizing her thoughts in dense passages that, even so, when carefully followed, make the neolithic Shoshone world palpable. Not easy, but a serious, ambitious, complex and greatly worthwhile book." Kirkus Reviews (10/15/2002)
"Hall has a keen eye for colorful historical detail....Hall's writing, as a rule, is a pleasure to read. There is an exception to that rule. In the Sacagawea chapters, Hall makes an honorable attempt to express her thoughts using what look like crude word-for-word English renditions of her Shoshone language....[b]ut it's awfully tough to follow....To his credit, though, Hall's playful imagination occasionally overcomes even the burdens of Shoshone-speak." New York Times Book Review - Bruce Barcott (01/26/2003)
"It is the alternation of strange and excited voices...that combine to make I SHOULD BE EXTREMELY HAPPY IN YOUR COMPANY...a truly successful historical novel. It has its own energy, vision, and language." Ruminator Review - Gary Amdahl
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