Lewis and Clark: Voyage of Discovery:The Story Behind the Scenery - Softcover

Dan Murphy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0916122506 ISBN 13: 9780916122508

Publisher: KC Publications, Inc., 1977

Synopsis

Jefferson National Expansion Memorial is administered by the National Park Service in St. Louis, Missouri, for two centuries the "Gateway to the West". There the soaring, 630 foot Gateway Arch honors those who pioneered the West; the immense Museum of Westward Expansion tells their story. The photo-murals with which this book is concerned are a major feature of the museum, magnificently displayed in a 16 foot high exhibit extending 500 feet along one wall of the museum.

About this title

From the Publisher:

With this series, experience the day-to-day life of westward-bound emigrants through vivid photography and actual quotes from pioneer diaries. Explore the Oregon, Santa Fe, Mormon, and California Trails; accompany John Wesley Powell down the Colorado River, and retrace the Lewis and Clark expedition.

About the Author:

Dan Murphy, in his perceptive, unpretentious text, reveals a compassionate regard for the rugged, yet intensely human members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Dan, a career employee with the National Park Service and first supervisor for the museum, became personally caught up in the drama of the Lewis and Clark journals while serving at Jefferson National Expansion Memorial during the installation of the photo-murals.

David Muench, leading landscape photographer, brings to these pages a keen sensitivity to nature and an artist's instinct for mood and lighting. Commissioned by the National Park Service to commemorate photographically the epic journey of Lewis and Clark, David spent nearly a year in this pursuit.

About this edition

• Publisher: KC Publications, Inc.
• Publication date: 1977
• ISBN 10: 0916122506
• ISBN 13: 9780916122508
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 64