Jefferson's Spy: The Secret Life of Meriwether Lewis - Hardcover

Turnbow, Tony L.: - Tony L. Turnbow has studied the history of the historic Natchez Trace and the circumstances of Lewis's death for more than 40 years. In 1996, he served as the alternate juror on an official coroner's inquest into the circumstances of Lewis's death in 1809. He has written about Lewis's death in We Proceeded On, the journal of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Alliance. In 2009, he wrote and produced a full-length play, Inquest on the Natchez Trace, that recreated an 1809 inquest setting to give voice to witness statements about Lewis's death. Mr. Turnbow has appeared in television productions that explored the circumstances of Lewis's death, and he frequently speaks to groups about the history of the Natchez Trace.Mr. Turnbow practices law in Franklin, Tennessee. With a Bachelor of Arts and a concentration in southern U.S. history from Vanderbilt University and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Tennessee College of Law, Mr. Turnbow has continued to use his training to explore the primary history of the old Natchez Trace.