Abigail and her friends are in the middle of a Monday afternoon group project when Mr. C tells them it’s time to jump back to the past. They’re super-excited, even though this time things are more complicated than ever… The kids have to convince Sacagawea not to give up on her dream. But they don’t know what Sacagawea’s dream is! Sure, they know that explorers Lewis and Clark mapped a route leading out West. But what does that have to do with the teenage Native American? Can Abigail and her group find Sacagawea, figure out what her dream is, and convince her to stick with it—all in just two hours?
Introduces the life of Shoshoni Sacagawea, from early childhood through her days guiding the Lewis and Clark Expedition through the American wilderness, and speculates on her life after that adventure.
In these 11 essays, all originally published in "The New York Review of Books," McMurtry brings his unique narrative gift and dry humor to a variety of western topics.
One of the most recognized names of Americas westward expansion is Sacagawea, yet her contribution to history is much more than that represented in fictional accounts. Sacagawea was an integral part of the Lewis and Clark expedition and leading member of the Corps of Discovery. This book examines the extraordinary life and times of Sacagawea, her accomplishments, adventures, and impact on the shape of America.
A young Indian woman, accompanied by her infant and her cruel husband, experiences joy and heartbreak when she joins the Lewis and Clark expedition seeking a way to the Pacific.
Kessler supplies both the biography of a legend and an explanation of why that legend has endured. Sacagawea is one of the most renowned figures of the American West. A member of the Shoshone tribe, she was captured by the Hidatsas as a child and eventually became one of the wives of a French fur trader, Toussaint Charbonneau. In 1805 Charbonneau joined Lewis and Clark as the expedition's interpreter. Sacagawea was the only woman to participate in this important mission, and some claim that she served as a guide when the expedition reached the upper Missouri River and the mountainous region. Although much has been written about the historical importance of Sacagawea in connection with the expedition, no one has explored why her story has endured so successfully in Euro-American culture. In an examination of representative texts (including histories, works of fiction, plays, films, and the visual arts) from 1805 to the present, Kessler charts the evolution and transformation of the legend over two centuries and demonstrates that Sacagawea has persisted as a Euro-American legend because her story exemplified critical elements of America's foundation myths-especially the concept of manifest destiny. Kessler also shows how the Sacagawea legend was flexible within its mythic framework and was used to address cultural issues specific to different time periods, including suffrage for women, taboos against miscegenation, and modern feminism.
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Did Betsy Ross really sew the first American flag? Babs Magee wants to take the credit for it, so Abigail and her friends travel back in time to set history straight.
