Books with title The Life of Sacagawea

Sacagaweas life is shrouded in mystery. Although she died around the age of 24, her role as a guide and interpreter during the Lewis and Clark Expedition have landed her a permanent place in history. Readers explore the history of Sacagawea and the Lemhi Shoshone people, learning how she and her tribe were forever changed by the arrival of Europeans in their land. However, readers also learn how her contributions affected the course of United States history. With its focus on social studies, this historical biography brings important classroom concepts to life. Primary sources, historical artwork, sidebars, and a timeline complement the texts information-rich content.

Sacagawea’s life is shrouded in mystery. Although she died around the age of 24, her role as a guide and interpreter during the Lewis and Clark Expedition have landed her a permanent place in history. Readers explore the history of Sacagawea and the Lemhi Shoshone people, learning how she and her tribe were forever changed by the arrival of Europeans in their land. However, readers also learn how her contributions affected the course of United States history. With its focus on social studies, this historical biography brings important classroom concepts to life. Primary sources, historical artwork, sidebars, and a timeline complement the text’s information-rich content.

The gold dollar coin bears the image of one of the most famous Native Americans in US historySacagawea. Though much of her life remains a mystery, this book will explore the story of the extraordinary woman who helped Lewis and Clark explore the American West. Age-appropriate language and content will help beginning readers understand this fascinating time in American history and introduce them to Sacagaweas captivating story. Exciting photographs help draw readers in, and a timeline of important events will reinforce what theyve learned.

In 1804 Lewis and Clark and a small band of adventurers calling themselves the Corps of Discovery set off on a great journey into the unknown. Along the way they met a young Shoshone woman who would make an invaluable contribution to the expedition. With a baby strapped on her back, Sacagawea negotiated with native peoples, helped the expedition survive when food was scarce, and, ultimately, contributed to leading this small band of intruders on a trip lasting more than two years through the Indian land to the Pacific Ocean. One summer, Peter Lourie and his family traveled in the footsteps of Sacagawea to learn about her from the native peoples who now live along her trail. As the Louries traveled the historic route, they grew closer to American history and to understanding the woman who contributed so much to the early expansion of the United States.

"Your woman who accompanied you that long dangerous and fatiguing rout to the Pacific Ocean and back deserved a greater reward for her attention and services on that rout than we had in our power to give her at the Mandans." - William Clark in a letter to Sacagawea's husband In Charles River Editors' History for Kids series, your children can learn about history's most important people and events in an easy, entertaining, and educational way. These concise-but-comprehensive books will keep your kid's attention all the way to the end. Sacagawea is one of the most famous Native American women in American history, and few played such a central role in the settlement of the West for the young nation. As a young woman who was married to a French trapper from Quebec, Sacagawea happened to be in the right place at the right time for the legendary Lewis and Clark expedition which set off for the Pacific coast after President Thomas Jefferson negotiated the Louisiana Purchase with France. The young Shoshone girl acted as a guide and interpreter for the expedition, helping it safely travel thousands of miles west from North Dakota to the Pacific over unfamiliar ground and amongst unfamiliar peoples. Put simply, the expedition could not have succeeded without her.