{"product_id":"bitterroot-9780812249842","title":"Bitterroot","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is well worth adding to a Lewis and Clark library or an early national period shelf more generally. One learns many small details here that have escaped even the specialists among us.\" * \u003ci\u003eSouth Dakota History\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBitterroot\u003c\/i\u003e offers a refreshing and overdue new perspective on the complicated and often contradictory life of Meriwether Lewis. Patricia Tyson Stroud carefully separates the verifiable facts from the quick judgments of history that have obscured Lewis's character for more than two centuries. This is an arresting portrait that challenges the conventional wisdom and makes a compelling case to restore Lewis's reputation to the luster he enjoyed in his lifetime.\" * Landon Jones, author of \u003ci\u003eWilliam Clark and the Shaping of the West\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBitterroot\u003c\/i\u003e is a learned account of the heroic and tragic life of Meriwether Lewis set in the historical context of early America. In his amazing career as soldier, explorer, and pioneer naturalist, and later as politician, he had to deal with unsympathetic government bureaucrats and the animosity of scoundrels in all walks of life.\" * Alfred E. Schuyler, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University *\u003cbr\u003e\"Rich in analysis, \u003ci\u003eBitterroot: The Life and Death of Meriwether Lewis\u003c\/i\u003e provides a candid look and adds provocative insights into the historical conversation surrounding Meriwether Lewis.\" * Jay H. Buckley, author of \u003ci\u003eWilliam Clark: Indian Diplomat\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor's Note\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. An Unexpected Proposal\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. Early Life\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. The Threat of War\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. Jefferson's Choice\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. Cocaptain\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. Doctrine of Discovery\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. Under Way\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8. The Teton Sioux\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9. Fort Mandan\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10. A \"Darling\" Project\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11. Across the Rockies to the Pacific\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12. The Return\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 13. Unspeakable Joy\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 14. Philadelphia Interlude\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 15. A Classic Cast of Characters\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 16. Land of Opportunity\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 17. Honor Questioned\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 18. Defamed\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 19. Jefferson's Letter\u003cbr\u003e A Selection of Plants Collected by Meriwether Lewis\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405734682967,"sku":"9780812249842","price":35.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812249842.jpg?v=1730493432","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bitterroot-9780812249842","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}