Bitterroot: The Life and Death of Meriwether Lewis
Narrated by Mark Caldwell Walker
- Released
- November 14, 2018
- Length
- 10 hrs 26 mins
- Format
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Publisher
- University Press Audiobooks
Bitterroot explores the complex life of Meriwether Lewis, highlighting his achievements as a pioneering explorer and his subsequent disgrace amid controversy. Using symbolic imagery like the bitterroot flower, the book examines the circumstances surrounding Lewis’s mysterious death and questions the long-standing narrative of suicide promoted by Thomas Jefferson. Through a detailed retelling of Lewis’s life, the author offers a nuanced perspective on this historic figure’s legacy and the darker possibilities behind his demise.
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