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Sacajawea: Expedition
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Sacajawea's ability as a Native translator and negotiator with knowledge of many languages, customs and tribes was essential. She displayed remarkable ability as a guide by leading the way to her own country, which she had not seen since childhood. There, Sacajawea was reunited with her brother, the head of the Shoshone tribe, who provided the party with horses and food, without which the expedition might well have ended almost on the spot.
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Despite the hardships she faced along the way, Sacajawea never complained throughout the grueling journey. At the end of the expedition, she was not paid, since she had never been formally hired. However, William Clark felt he owed her something and offered to raise and educate her son Jean Baptiste. Sacajawea and Charbonneau considered the offer and decided to turn their boy over to Clark; Jean Baptiste eventually went to Europe and learned four languages before returning to the United States to become a celebrated frontiersman.
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Two narrators bring alive the voices of Sacajawea and William Clark as they live through their amazing journey across the US in 1804. This vital piece of America's history - the Corps of Discovery's expedition of the exploration of the west - is an authentic and moving listen for both YA and adults by award-winning author Joseph Bruchac.
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