In every generation, certain people personify the great trends that move the hearts and minds of the population. In 1803, America was still seeking its identity and its President had a vision for the country. Thomas Jefferson, the third American President, saw this new country which he had helped to found and whose declaration he had written, as one country from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, coast to coast!
The first novel of this historical series was named, “GRIT AND GLORY” and told the story of the origins of the expedition that would open the far west lands of the Louisiana Purchase. The men of the expedition, with the help of a Shoshone Indian woman, Sacagawea, would travel thousands of miles to claim the west for the American people.
This second novel tells the story of the first 1600 miles of the journey, launched in May of 1804 up the Missouri River from its mouth at St. Louis, Missouri. The members of the Corps of Discovery are finding their personal roles in the community as it forms day-by-day. Young Caleb Stuart was recruited for his innate skills and his experience as a hunter. But all that experience barely prepared him for the hunting adventures of the far West!
“RAGE OF THE GRIZZLY,” the second, novel chronicling the evolution of the young hunter, brings to life the extraordinary events of this change. The expedition depended on the skill of its hunters to keep the men fed for the grueling physical work they did every day. Captain Lewis, who loved to quantify everything in his command, estimated that each man needed between five and ten pounds of meat every day just to keep up. It was the expedition hunters who were tasked with this demanding responsibility.
The first novel of this historical series was named, “GRIT AND GLORY” and told the story of the origins of the expedition that would open the far west lands of the Louisiana Purchase. The men of the expedition, with the help of a Shoshone Indian woman, Sacagawea, would travel thousands of miles to claim the west for the American people.
This second novel tells the story of the first 1600 miles of the journey, launched in May of 1804 up the Missouri River from its mouth at St. Louis, Missouri. The members of the Corps of Discovery are finding their personal roles in the community as it forms day-by-day. Young Caleb Stuart was recruited for his innate skills and his experience as a hunter. But all that experience barely prepared him for the hunting adventures of the far West!
“RAGE OF THE GRIZZLY,” the second, novel chronicling the evolution of the young hunter, brings to life the extraordinary events of this change. The expedition depended on the skill of its hunters to keep the men fed for the grueling physical work they did every day. Captain Lewis, who loved to quantify everything in his command, estimated that each man needed between five and ten pounds of meat every day just to keep up. It was the expedition hunters who were tasked with this demanding responsibility.
