 I Should Be Extremely Happy in Your Company: A Novel of Lewis and Clark
By Brian Hall
Though it joins a crowded field of Lewis and Clark narratives, this formidable third novel by Hall (The Saskiad) is not to be dismissed. Narrated in multiple distinct voices, this retelling of the story of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's legendary expedition is less a historical blow-by-blow than an engaging character study of the two men. - Publishers Weekly
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Product Details
- Paperback: 432 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.91 x 8.40 x 5.56
- Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper); Reprint edition (December 30, 2003)
- ISBN: 0142003719
- Amazon.com Sales Rank: 47,862
Book Description
Brian Hall's compulsively readable novel vividly re-creates Lewis and Clark's extraordinary journey into the unknown western frontier. Focusing on the emblematic moments of the participants' lives, the story unfolds through the perspectives of four competing voices—from the troubled and mercurial figure of Meriwether Lewis, the expedition leader who found that it was impossible to enter paradise without having it crumble around him, to Sacagawea, the Shoshone girl-captive and interpreter for the expedition, whose short life mirrored the disruptive times in which she lived. Bringing the day-to-day life of the expedition alive as no work of history ever could, Hall's magnificent novel fills in the gaps and provides a new perspective on the most famous journey in American history.
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