Sacagawea by Lise Erdrich
October 6, 2008 8:50 am Multicultural Literature A young Shoshone girl, Sacagawea, is taken as a prisoner to a far-away tribe. She is married to a French fur traper at a very young age. When the Corps of Discovery heads out to travel through the American Wildreness, Sacagawea, her husband, and her son, go with them. Lewis and Clark use the family’s many talents to help them to the Pacific Ocean, and back again.
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A young Shoshone girl, Sacagawea, is taken as a prisoner to a far-away tribe. She is married to a French fur traper at a very young age. When the Corps of Discovery heads out to travel through the American Wildreness, Sacagawea, her husband, and her son, go with them. Lewis and Clark use the family’s many talents to help them to the Pacific Ocean, and back again.