Sacagawea of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

by Margot Edmonds and Ella Elizabeth Clark

Book Overview

The legend tells us of Sacagawea ("Bird Woman") as the guide showing Lewis and Clark the way over the Rockies to the Pacific Ocean, and fictionalized accounts have embroidered on her life as it might have been. In fact, however, her life as it might have been. In fact, however, the young Indian woman who accompanied the expedition did not serve as a guide--though her presence with her child probably ensured the expedition's safety by signifying to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520050606
• ISBN13: 9780520050600
• Release Date: September 1983
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Different view on Sacagawea

This book gave a different point of view of the Indian Shoshone woman who traveled with Lewis & Clark's expedition. I've read several books regarding Sacagawea and just returned from the Montana to Idaho historical tour on Lewis & Clark's trail. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in Sacagawea.