This first edition is in near fine condition with no marks. The pages are tight, appear unread, and the book is tight and square. However, there is a library stamp on the page preceding the title page. The dust jacket is near fine, beige cloth boards, and bright gilt lettering on the spine of the book. This Vast Land: A Young Man's Journal of the Lewis and Clark Expedition by Stephen E. Ambrose is a historical novel aimed at younger readers. Stephen Ambrose, a noted historian, was famous for his works on American history. The story is a fictionalized first-person account of the famed Lewis and Clark expedition, as imagined through the journal of a young participant named George Shannon, the youngest member of the actual expedition.