Bibliograph

Meriwether Lewis, Thomas C. Danisi & John C. Jackson ; foreword by Robert J. Moore, Jr

Type

Label

Meriwether Lewis, Thomas C. Danisi & John C. Jackson ; foreword by Robert J. Moore, Jr

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-401) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrationsplatesmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Meriwether Lewis

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

262889456

Responsibility statement

Thomas C. Danisi & John C. Jackson ; foreword by Robert J. Moore, Jr

Table Of Contents

Prelude to a great adventure -- Presage of the garden -- Organizing a western journey -- Trouble in the expedition's blood -- A field scientist and the American philosophical society -- Return to St. Louis -- Welcome and unwelcome regards -- The seeds of a masterpiece -- Lewis in love -- The shadow of Aaron Burr -- Taking over as governor -- Reflections in a Cesspool -- Nails in a coffin -- Beginning a fatal slide -- Documents of a decline -- Appointment with destiny -- Last journey -- Devils in the blood -- Echoes of a tragedy -- Meriwether Lewis: observations and reflections

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