Comments on: Ten Travels (and their Tales) that Made History http://thetravelersnotebook.com/top-10-lists/ten-travels-and-their-tales-that-made-history/ Featuring insider destination guides and how-to articles from the matador travel community. Our focus is sustainable travel, cultural immersion, plus work, study, and volunteer opportunities worldwide. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:11:16 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jacob http://thetravelersnotebook.com/top-10-lists/ten-travels-and-their-tales-that-made-history/comment-page-1/#comment-1583 Jacob Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:11:17 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=186#comment-1583 Awesome list. Stephen Ambrose's "Undaunted Courage" is a great interpretation of the Lewis and Clark journals that also outlines their respective backgrounds and the Jeffersonian politics of the era. Awesome list.

Stephen Ambrose’s “Undaunted Courage” is a great interpretation of the Lewis and Clark journals that also outlines their respective backgrounds and the Jeffersonian politics of the era.

]]> By: N. Chrystine Olson http://thetravelersnotebook.com/top-10-lists/ten-travels-and-their-tales-that-made-history/comment-page-1/#comment-1579 N. Chrystine Olson Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:19:43 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=186#comment-1579 As an Idaho resident making Lewis and Clark country home, I am glad to see them on the list. Little tidbit. Lewis was often the cook...and a very good one for the Corps of Discovery. I have a cookbook based on the meals they prepared while on their amazing journey. The buffalo recipes are a must and his use of huckleberries just downright yummy. Gotta love a guy who cooks and takes his dog witn him everywere he goes ;) As an Idaho resident making Lewis and Clark country home, I am glad to see them on the list. Little tidbit. Lewis was often the cook…and a very good one for the Corps of Discovery. I have a cookbook based on the meals they prepared while on their amazing journey. The buffalo recipes are a must and his use of huckleberries just downright yummy. Gotta love a guy who cooks and takes his dog witn him everywere he goes ;)

]]> By: Julie http://thetravelersnotebook.com/top-10-lists/ten-travels-and-their-tales-that-made-history/comment-page-1/#comment-1577 Julie Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:07:16 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=186#comment-1577 Fantastic article. What I really liked about this piece is that you include books that are obscure to many readers, even those of us who consider ourselves pretty well-read! The only problem is that I already have an impossible stack of books to read! To your great list, I'd add a couple of other books that may be obscure, especially to folks outside of Latin America. There are some incredible narratives written by the friars who came to the "New World' on behalf of Spain that detail their encounters with natives. By turns hilarious and horrific, these narratives open a window onto colonial encounters that is pretty interesting. There's actually an entire genre dedicated to these tales, and some good ones are written by: Fray Ramon Pane Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo Fantastic article. What I really liked about this piece is that you include books that are obscure to many readers, even those of us who consider ourselves pretty well-read! The only problem is that I already have an impossible stack of books to read!

To your great list, I’d add a couple of other books that may be obscure, especially to folks outside of Latin America. There are some incredible narratives written by the friars who came to the “New World’ on behalf of Spain that detail their encounters with natives. By turns hilarious and horrific, these narratives open a window onto colonial encounters that is pretty interesting. There’s actually an entire genre dedicated to these tales, and some good ones are written by:

Fray Ramon Pane
Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo

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