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Two of America's greatest explorers embark on the adventure that made their names - and sealed their fates.In 1804, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark departed St. Louis, Missouri, for one of the greatest adventures this nation has ever known. Appointed and funded by President Jefferson himself, and led by a cadre of experts (including the famous Sacajawea), the expedition was considered a success almost before it had begun. From the start, the journey was plagued with illness, bad luck, unfriendly Indians, Lewis's chronic depression, and, to top it all, the shattering surprise of the towering Rocky Mountains and the continental divide. But despite crippling setbacks, overwhelming doubts, and the bare facts of geography itself, Lewis and Clark made it to the Pacific in 1806.
About the Author
A comics reader since his single digits, NICK BERTOZZI, has written and drawn many comics that have been published in a handful of European languages, and won multiple Harvey Awards.
His most notable works include:
THE SALON (St. Martin's Press) , LEWIS & CLARK (First Second Books) , PERSIMMON CUP, the NY Times Bestselling SHACKLETON: ANTARCTIC ODYSSEY (First Second Books,) and he has written BECOMING ANDY WARHOL (Abrams ComicArts) and drawn the NYT Bestselling graphic novel, JERUSALEM: A FAMILY PORTRAIT (First Second.) He has taught cartooning at the School of Visual Arts for 14 years.
He lives in Queens, NY with his wife and daughters.
