Dr. David J Peck, a San Diego based physician has authored two books on the famed Lewis and Clark Expedition. His first, OR PERISH IN THE ATTEM{PT (Bison Books-Univ. of Nebraska Press 2011) has achieved the status of the "go to" book on medicine and the famed expedition. His latest book, "SO HARD TO DIE--A PHYSICIAN AND A PSYCHOLOGIST EXPLORE THE MYSTERY OF MERIWETHER LEWIS'S DEATH (2021), was written with his wife, Dr. Marti Peck, a clinical psychologist and adult psychoanalyst. "So Hard to Die" is the authoritative and definitive analysis of the mysterious death of Meriwether Lewis at the age of 35, a victim of gunshot wounds. Originally reported as a suicide, controversy still swirls around suicide vs. murder, with multiple erroneous theDr. David J Peck, a San Diego based physician has authored two books on the famed Lewis and Clark Expedition. His first, OR PERISH IN THE ATTEM{PT (Bison Books-Univ. of Nebraska Press 2011) has achieved the status of the "go to" book on medicine and the famed expedition. His latest book, "SO HARD TO DIE--A PHYSICIAN AND A PSYCHOLOGIST EXPLORE THE MYSTERY OF MERIWETHER LEWIS'S DEATH (2021), was written with his wife, Dr. Marti Peck, a clinical psychologist and adult psychoanalyst. "So Hard to Die" is the authoritative and definitive analysis of the mysterious death of Meriwether Lewis at the age of 35, a victim of gunshot wounds. Originally reported as a suicide, controversy still swirls around suicide vs. murder, with multiple erroneous theories having been presented as "fact" over the past 50 years. The Drs. Peck have clarified and commented extensively on Lewis's death as well as other author's theories. ...more
So was it murder or suicide? Controversy still swirls, with "authoritative" claims of truth coming from multiple authors and theories regarding this strange historical event. Meriwether Lewis returned to civilization in 1806, the co-commander of the famed Lewis and Clark Expedition. Undoubtedly, Lewis had every hope, as well as his country's expectations of a successful and productive life. He was
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