Meriwether Lewis /

Meriwether Lewis /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Danisi, Thomas, 1951-
Imprint:	Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2009.
Description:	424 p., [4] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Lewis, Meriwether, -- 1774-1809. Clark, William, -- 1770-1838. Clark, William, -- 1770-1838. Lewis, Meriwether, -- 1774-1809. Lewis and Clark Expedition -- (1804-1806) Lewis and Clark Expedition. Explorers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography. Discoveries in geography. Explorers. Travel. West (U.S.) -- Description and travel. West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration. United States, West. Biography.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7688115

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Other authors / contributors:	Jackson, John C., 1931-
ISBN:	9781591027027 (cloth : acid-free paper) 1591027020 (cloth : acid-free paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-401) and index.

Table of Contents:

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
One. Prelude to a Great Adventure
Two. Presage of the Garden
Three. Organizing a Western Journey
Four. Trouble in the Expedition's Blood
Five. A Field Scientist and the American Philosophical Society
Six. Return to St. Louis
Seven. Welcome and Unwelcome Rewards
Eight. The Seeds of a Masterpiece
Nine. Lewis in Love
Ten. The Shadow of Aaron Burr
Eleven. Taking Over as Governor
Twelve. Reflections in a Cesspool
Thirteen. Nails in a Coffin
Fourteen. Beginning a Fatal Slide
Fifteen. Documents of a Decline
Sixteen. Appointment with Destiny
Seventeen. Last Journey
Eighteen. Devils in the Blood
Nineteen. Echoes of a Tragedy
Appendix Meriwether Lewis: Observations and Reflections
Bibliography
Index