Out West: American Journey Along the Lewis and Clark Trail

Dayton Duncan. Penguin Books, $13.95 (464pp) ISBN 978-0-14-008362-0

New Hampshire journalist Duncan retraces the route taken by the Lewis and Clark expedition, introducing readers to the small towns and people of the modern West, in what PW termed ""an offbeat story that successfully combines history, travel and personal adventure.'' Photos. (May)

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