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By his own hand? : the mysterious death of Meriwether Lewis

Title: 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.
Publication: Norman : Oklahoma University Press, [2006], ©2006.

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xxi, 178 pages : illustrations, map, facsimiles; 23 cm

Summary

"For two centuries, the question has persisted: Was Meriwether Lewis's death a suicide, an accident, or a homicide? Plausible cases for conspiracy and murder have been made - and too quickly dismissed by historians. By His Own Hand? is the first book to subject the evidence to careful analysis and consider the murder-versus-suicide debate within its full historical context."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809 > Death and burial

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-172) and index.

Contents

Introduction : Meriwether Lewis's mysterious death on the Natchez Trace / Clay S. Jenkinson -- Ch. 1. "I fear the waight of his mind has over come him" : the case for suicide / James J. Holmberg -- Ch. 2. "It seems to be more probable..." : why not homicide? / John D. W. Guice -- Ch. 3. A postmortem trial concerning Meriwether Lewis's controversial death / Jay H. Buckley -- Documents -- App. Varying views of Meriwether Lewis's death.

ISBN

0806137800 (alk. paper)

LCCN

2005055976
9780806137803

OCLC

OCM62493592
SCSB-5267413

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Columbia University Libraries