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Sacajawea
- Author
- Joseph Bruchac
- Narrator
- Nicolle Littrell, Michael Rafkin
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 1 December 2011
- Run Time
- 6 hours 15 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
At age sixteen, Sacajawea is married, a mother, and has been taken from her Shoshone people. She has been asked to join Lewis and Clark in their expedition to explore the land from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean.
As a translator, peacemaker, caretaker, and guide, young Sacajawea alone will make the historic journey of Lewis and Clark possible.
This captivating novel, which is told in alternating points of view—by Sacajawea herself and by William Clark—is a unique blend of history and humanity. It proves an intimate glimpse into what it would have been like to witness firsthand this fascinating time in our history. This is Sacajawea's legendary journey.
Critics Review
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“An engaging book to share with young adults, who will find it all the more fascinating to learn that Sacajawea was a teenager when she made history with Lewis and Clark.”
School Library Journal (starred review)
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“A grand adventure and an inspiration that is not to be missed.”
Kirkus Reviews
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“The two voices resonate across time and cultures. Sacajawea’s narrative is always prefaced by metaphorical native tales; Captain Clark’s story follows excerpts from Meriwether Lewis’s text of the expedition. The readings of these cultural brackets are masterful, for we are made fully aware of the differences between oral recitation, reading text, and storytelling…[A] highly entertaining family narrative.”
AudioFile
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“How pleased I am with your beautiful telling of my cousin’s story. I found it filled with a wonderful spirit and many things that have not been written about before.”
Eileen Charbonneau, contemporary relative of Sacajawea
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Details
- Author
- Joseph Bruchac
- Narrator
- Nicolle Littrell, Michael Rafkin
- Duration
- 6 hours 15 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 December 2011
- ISBN
- 9781609989156
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction
Synopsis
At age sixteen, Sacajawea is married, a mother, and has been taken from her Shoshone people. She has been asked to join Lewis and Clark in their expedition to explore the land from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean. As a translator, peacemaker, caretaker, and guide, young Sacajawea alone will make the historic journey of Lewis and Clark possible. This captivating novel, which is told in alternating points of view—by Sacajawea herself and by William Clark—is a unique blend of history and humanity. It proves an intimate glimpse into what it would have been like to witness firsthand this fascinating time in our history. This is Sacajawea's legendary journey…
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