By His Own Hand?
The Mysterious Death of Meriwether Lewis
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, 19th Century
| Author: | John D. W. Guice, Jay H. Buckley, James J. Holmberg | ISBN: | 9780806183602 |
| Publisher: | University of Oklahoma Press | Publication: | November 9, 2011 |
| Imprint: | University of Oklahoma Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | John D. W. Guice, Jay H. Buckley, James J. Holmberg |
| ISBN: | 9780806183602 |
| Publisher: | University of Oklahoma Press |
| Publication: | November 9, 2011 |
| Imprint: | University of Oklahoma Press |
| Language: | English |
For two centuries the question has persisted: Was Meriwether Lewis’s death a suicide, an accident, or a homicide? By His Own Hand? is the first book to carefully analyze the evidence and consider the murder-versus-suicide debate within its full historical context. The historian contributors to this volume follow the format of a postmortem court trial, dissecting the case from different perspectives. A documents section permits readers to examine the key written evidence for themselves and reach their own conclusions.
For two centuries the question has persisted: Was Meriwether Lewis’s death a suicide, an accident, or a homicide? By His Own Hand? is the first book to carefully analyze the evidence and consider the murder-versus-suicide debate within its full historical context. The historian contributors to this volume follow the format of a postmortem court trial, dissecting the case from different perspectives. A documents section permits readers to examine the key written evidence for themselves and reach their own conclusions.
