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2) Sacagawea
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Physical Desc
40 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
Language
Español
Description
Presents a brief biography of Sacagawea, in simple text with illustrations, relating the story of how the Shoshone Indian girl was kidnapped at age eleven by the Hidatsa, and her journey with Lewis and Clark, including speculations on her later life.
Author
Series
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Sacajawea was only sixteen when she made one of the most remarkable journeys in American history. She traveled over four thousand miles by foot, canoe, and horse-all while carrying a baby on her back! Without her, the Lewis and Clark expedition might have failed. Two hundred years later, we still can see how her unique journey demonstrated the strength and value of women"--
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Series
Physical Desc
124 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
The author separates truth from legend, and offers some ideas on what eventually happened to the strong and fascinating woman known to history as Sacagawea--the native American who made it possible for Lewis and Clark to explore America's then-uncharted West.
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