Bibliograph

Meriwether Lewis, Thomas C. Danisi & John C. Jackson ; foreword by Robert J. Moore Jr

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Meriwether Lewis, Thomas C. Danisi & John C. Jackson ; foreword by Robert J. Moore Jr

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-401) and index

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individual biography

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mapsphotographsplatesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Meriwether Lewis

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Thomas C. Danisi & John C. Jackson ; foreword by Robert J. Moore Jr

Summary

Danisi and Jackson introduce readers to the rough and tumble of Louisiana Territory politics, both internationally (Spanish territory to the southwest, British to the north and on the seas) and locally, including confusing French-Spanish land claims and relations with various Indian tribes. Through exhaustive, well-sourced research, the authors demonstrate Lewis's competent management of the territory until days before his death in October 1809, highlighting the bitter political battles and indifferent Washington bureaucrats and clearly refuting claims of diminished mental capabilities

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