| Description |
424 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-401) and index. |
| 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 rewards -- Seeds of a masterpiece -- Lewis in love -- 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. |
| Summary |
The authors concentrate on what Lewis was doing immediately before and after the journey through Western territory. They assess his role as a natural scientist and as governor of the Louisiana Territory. Thomas Jefferson thrust the latter role upon Lewis during a time of crisis. As Danisi and Jackson reveal, he would much rather have devoted this time compiling his notes and scientific findings into a vivid narrative of the expedition's adventures. Finally, using medical documentation, the book reveals the actual cause of Lewis's untimely death. --from publisher description |
| Provenance |
Gift of Dr. Mark Chartrand |
| Subject |
Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809.
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Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809. |
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Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806)
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Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806) |
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West (U.S.) -- Description and travel.
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West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration.
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Explorers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography.
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Explorers. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Clark, William, 1770-1838.
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Clark, William, 1770-1838. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Jackson, John C., 1931-2015.
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| ISBN |
9781591027027 cloth acid-free paper |
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1591027020 cloth acid-free paper |
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