Sacagawea: American Pathfinder
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This narrative biography for young readers brings Sacagawea's remarkable life into focus, covering her role as interpreter, peacemaker, and guide across the Lewis and Clark Expedition's historic journey from North Dakota to the Pacific.
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Born a Lemhi Shoshone, captured young, and married to a French trapper, Sacagawea traveled thousands of miles with Lewis and Clark between 1804 and 1806, serving as interpreter, peacemaker, and guide across the western United States. Today she is honored on the US dollar coin. This narrative biography for young readers brings her remarkable life and contributions to American exploration into clear, compelling focus.
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Sacagawea was a Lemhi Shoshone woman who helped guide the Lewis and Clark Expedition across thousands of miles of the American West. This narrative biography explores her childhood and shows how her early experiences prepared her to play such an important role in history. It's an inspiring look at one of America's first female heroes, honored today on the dollar coin.
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- Elementary, Middle School
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