Meriwether Lewis

by DANISI, THOMAS C.JACKSON, JOHN C.

• ISBN13: 9781591027027
• ISBN10: 1591027020
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-03-24
• Publisher: Prometheus Books

Summary

In the death of governor Lewis the public behold the wreck of one of the noblest of men-he was a pupil of the immortal Jefferson-by him he was reared-by him he was instructed in the tour of the sciences-by him he was introduced to public life, when his enterprising soul, great botanical knowledge, acute penetration, and personal courage soon pointed him out as the most proper person to command a projected exploring party to the N.west coast of the American continent. . . . A new world had been explored-additional knowledge in all the sciences obtained, at a trifling expense of blood and treasure. The voice of fame echoed the glad tidings through the civilized world-the name of Lewis was the theme of universal praise. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 7
Preface	p. 17
Acknowledgments	p. 23
Abbreviations	p. 27
Prelude to a Great Adventure	p. 29
Presage of the Garden	p. 47
Organizing a Western Journey	p. 63
Trouble in the Expedition's Blood	p. 86
A Field Scientist and the American Philosophical Society	p. 105
Return to St. Louis	p. 120
Welcome and Unwelcome Rewards	p. 129
The Seeds of a Masterpiece	p. 147
Lewis in Love	p. 168
The Shadow of Aaron Burr	p. 178
Taking Over as Governor	p. 189
Reflections in a Cesspool	p. 213
Nails in a Coffin	p. 230
Beginning a Fatal Slide	p. 252
Documents of a Decline	p. 267
Appointment with Destiny	p. 284
Last Journey	p. 297
Devils in the Blood	p. 307
Echoes of a Tragedy	p. 326
Appendix Meriwether Lewis: Observations and Reflections	p. 349
Bibliography	p. 375
Index	p. 402
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