Meriwether Lewis

by Richard H. Dillon

Biography of Meriwether Lewis, personal Secretary to President Jefferson, Continetal Pathfinder and Governor of Upper Louisiana

Genres: History, Biography

364 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1965

Reviews

[Julie Manthey · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an excellent biography on Meriwether Lewis. Very thoroughly researched.

[Patrick · Rating 1 out of 5]

In general a very good book, but Dillon goes awry with his passionate and unconvincing case that Lewis did not commit suicide. Dillon's evidence is thin, his logic is faulty, and his passion betrays a bias inappropriate for a biographer. This fault raises, in my mind, serious questions about the reliability of much of the rest of the book.