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Uncovering the truth about Meriwether Lewis (Book)

by Danisi, Thomas, 1951-

Author:	Danisi, Thomas, 1951-
Title:	Uncovering the truth about Meriwether Lewis / Thomas C. Danisi ; foreword by Robert J. Moore Jr.
Publisher, Date:	Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, c2012.
Description:	466 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
LCCN:	2011037540
ISBN:	9781616145057 (cloth : alk. paper)
	1616145056 (cloth : alk. paper)
Format:	Book

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Summary:

Recently discovered documents shed light onto the life of Meriwether Lewis, covering the proceedings of his court-martial, circumstances surrounding his death, and the role of Major James Neelly in his final days.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Illustrations
Foreword / Robert J. Moore Jr., PhD
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Demanding Satisfaction: The Perilous Trial of Ensign Meriwether Lewis
2. Lewis and Clark's Route Map: James MacKay's Map of the Missouri River / Thomas C. Danisi, W. Raymond Wood
3. Intrigue, Mayhem, Deception
4. The Missing Journal Entries: Fact or Fiction
5. The Homeward Bound Journey
6. Preserving the Legacy of Meriwether Lewis: The Letters of Samuel Latham Mitchill
7. Observations and Remarks from Lewis to Dearborn in 1807: An Unknown Letter Reveals an in absentia Governor in Control
8. Meriwether Lewis's Land Warrant: An Untimely Reward
9. Was Governor Lewis's Correspondence Intentionally Delayed?
10. Governor Meriwether Lewis's Fiscal House of Cards: A Closer Look
11. From Fort Pickering to Nashville, Tennessee: The Final Chapter
12. The Gilbert Russell Statement
13. Dr. Antoine Saugrain's Treatment of Governor Meriwether Lewis
14. Revisiting Meriwether Lewis's Death: A New Perspective / Thomas C. Danisi, John Danisi
Appendixes A-G. Supporting Documentation
Appendix A. Documents from, to, and about Meriwether Lewis, 1803-1813
1. Meriwether Lewis, Journal Entry, November 13, 1803
2. Meriwether Lewis, Journal Entry, November 14, 1803
3. Meriwether Lewis, Journal Entry, April 7, 1805

4. Meriwether Lewis, Journal Entry, August 18, 1805
5. Meriwether Lewis, Journal Entry, January 1, 1806
6. Meriwether Lewis to Auguste Chouteau, February 11, 1807
7. James Wilkinson to President Thomas Jefferson, September 15, 1807
8. Meriwether Lewis to Mahlon Dickerson, November 3, 1807, Albermarle
9. Meriwether Lewis to William Clark, May 29, 1808
10. Meriwether Lewis to William Preston, July 25, 1808, Saint Louis
11. Meriwether Lewis to Mrs. Lucy Marks, December 1, 1808, Saint Louis
12. Pierre Chouteau to Secretary of War, June 14, 1809, Saint Louis (penned by Frederick Bates)
13. Meriwether Lewis to War Department, July 8, 1809, Saint Louis
14. William Simmons to Meriwether Lewis, July 15, 1809, War Department
15. Meriwether Lewis to William Simmons, August 18, 1809, Saint Louis
16. William Carr to Charles Carr, August 25, 1809, Saint Louis (excerpt)
17. Meriwether Lewis to Pierre Chouteau, September 2, 1809, Saint Louis
18. Will: September 11, 1809, New Madrid
19. Meriwether Lewis to James Madison, September 16, 1809, Fort Pickering, Chickasaw Bluffs
20. Meriwether Lewis to Amos Stoddard, September 22, 1809, Fort Pickering, Chickasaw Bluffs
21. James Howe to Frederick Bates, September 28, 1809, Nashville, Tennessee
22. Missouri Gazette, October 4, 1809, Wednesday
Notes
Bibliography
Index.

Related Subjects:

Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809.

Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806)

Explorers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography.

West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration.

HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) HIS036030

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers BIO023000

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