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A Tragic Hero

by | Aug 20, 2019 | Western Books & Movies

Meriwether Lewis is the subject of Patricia Tyson Stroud’s magnificent biography Bitterroot: The Life and Death of Meriwether Lewis (University of Pennsylvania Press, $39.95). Stroud explains that Lewis had a “remarkable grasp of natural science” and was inspired by faith, respect and love. One con


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