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Source: NPR - Weekend Edition Sunday

Roundup

10-11-09

How Meriwether Lewis Might Have Really Died [audio 6 minutes 31 seconds]

Sunday is the bicentennial of explorer Meriwether Lewis's death. His death was ruled a suicide. Host Liane Hansen speaks to historians John Jackson and Thom Danisi about another possible explanation

Read entire article at NPR - Weekend Edition Sunday