Sacajawea

Known to schoolchildren as the woman who guided Lewis and Clark through the wilderness to the American Northwest, Sacajawea is a figure of fascinating historical interest. The sister of a Shoshone chief kidnapped by enemy tribesmen, she married a French trader, became a mother, and joined the Lewis [...]
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Known to schoolchildren as the woman who guided Lewis and Clark through the wilderness to the American Northwest, Sacajawea is a figure of fascinating historical interest. The sister of a Shoshone chief kidnapped by enemy tribesmen, she married a French trader, became a mother, and joined the Lewis and Clark expedition all while she was still a teenager. This book -- first published in 1933, nearly 50 years after the date the author accepts for Sacajawea's death -- tells the story of this remarkable woman and attempts to assess her rightful place in the history of American exploration. Basing her argument on 30 years of meticulous research, author Grace Hebard unravels the tangled threads of Sacajawea's family's life and traces the careers of her son Baptiste (the "papoose" of the Lewis and Clark expedition) and of her adopted son Bazil. Descriptions of Sacajawea's personal traits are provided, as is the record of her bravery and endurance. Specially noted are the significant services she rendered during the expedition and while she acted as counselor to her own people. The book also reveals the real reason Sacajawea left her husband, discloses the true meaning of her name, makes a case for her "lost years" among the Comanches, and furnishes much other data. Enhanced with 21 illustrations, including a map and appendices containing testimonies by Indian agents, missionaries, teachers, and Shoshone people, this often inspirational study and historical argument for Sacajawea's later years throws a unique light on the life and deeds of a true Native American heroine.