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Uncovering the truth about Meriwether Lewis Thomas C. Danisi ; foreword by Robert J. Moore Jr
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks F 592.7 .L42 D37 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Danisi, Thomas, 1951-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809.
- Lewis, Meriwether.
- Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806).
- Lewis and Clark Expedition.
- Explorers--West (U.S.)--Biography.
- Explorers.
- West (U.S.)--Discovery and exploration.
- West (U.S.).
- Physical Description:
- 466 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2012.
- 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.
- Local Notes:
- HSP credit line: Manuscripts (unpublished): First page of Meriwether Lewis's courts-martial proceedings, Anthony Wayne Papers [0699], General Orders of Court-Martial, May 1793-October 1796, vol.50, folio 49-91 (page 24). Dan Rolph and David Haugaard also recognized in acknowledgements (page 21)
- ISBN:
- 9781616145057 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 1616145056 (cloth : alk. paper)
- OCLC:
- 726821384
- Publisher Number:
- 40020528537
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