The Mysterious Death of Meriwether Lewis

A thoroughly engaging read, filled with historical interest, amazing characters, and a story line that makes an all night read inevitable. Scenes of St. Louis fur trade politics and US Army collapse in 1812 campaign in Great Lakes theater were fascinating. I was stunned at the elegance and complexity of the dialogues between the characters--a new high in sophistication. Burns meant to write a mystery with a backdrop of historical events. It is not an historical opus. Question: Did Meriwether get drugged throughout this book, did he have malaria, or was he unbalanced? Author does not answer these possibilities.