Sacajawea
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Sacajawea

Anna Lee Waldo

Why we picked it

This historical novel places Sacajawea at the dramatic emotional center of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, following her from the prairies and the Great Divide all the way to the Pacific Northwest with vivid action and depth.

Our review

Clad in doeskin, alone and unafraid, Sacajawea stood before the forces of America's destiny: a Shoshone chief's daughter who became the lone woman on Lewis and Clark's historic trek across the prairies, the Great Divide, and the Rockies to the Pacific Northwest. This historical novel recounts her story with emotion and action, placing her at the dramatic center of one of history's greatest journeys.

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Dressed in doeskin, alone and unafraid, she stood tall before the forces reshaping a continent. Sacajawea, daughter of a Shoshone chief, was the only woman to travel with Lewis and Clark on their historic journey west.

Her path carried her thousands of miles, from the open prairies, over the Great Divide, across the snow-capped Rockies, and on to the green coast of the Pacific Northwest. Her story brims with emotion and adventure drawn from the early days of a vast and untamed land.

Ten years in the writing, Sacajawea paints an epic portrait of the people and events of its time, capturing one woman's lifelong longing for a passion that always seemed to wait just beyond the next mountain.


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