By His Own Hand? The Mysterious Death of Meriwether Lewis.(Book review)

Journal of Southern History | August 1, 2008| | Copyright

By His Own Hand? The Mysterious Death of Meriwether Lewis. Edited by John D. W. Guice. Contributions by James J. Holmberg, John D. W. Guice, and Jay H. Buckley. Introduction by Clay S. Jenkinson. Foreword by Elliott West. (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, c. 2006. Pp. [xxii], 178. $24.95, ISBN 0-8061-3780-0.)

The recent bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition through the territory of the Louisiana Purchase celebrated the dangerous epic journey of the popular national heroes. Even today, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark are symbols of both rugged ...

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