Author : David Peck
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ISBN 13 : 9781737811411
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (114 download)
Book Synopsis So Hard to Die by : David Peck
Download or read book So Hard to Die written by David Peck and published by . This book was released on 2021-10 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An analysis of the controversy of the mysterious death in 1809 of Captain Meriwether Lewis as the result of two gunshot wounds. Lewis returned triumphantly from commanding the Lewis and Clark Expedition during 1804-06 and became the most celebrated individual of his day. He was appointed by President Jefferson as the Governor of the Upper Louisiana Territory and despite his fame, he was dead by October 1809. Originally reported as a suicide, controversy has swirled around the topic with many authors posing theories that Lewis was a murder victim and discounting the suicide theory as untenable. For the first time, a physician and a clinical psychologist explore in detail Lewis's personality and the medical problems that other authors have either cited or criticized as being part of his death equation. Previous authors who lack expertise or knowledge in medicine and/or psychology have made claims which can not be substantiated. In this book, these authors clarify the issues in an engaging way, understandable to the general public. A comprehensive study of the cultural, medical, religious influences on Lewis's life. From the author of Or Perish In The Attempt-The Hardship and Medicine of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.