Winged Moccasins (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Frances Joyce Farnsworth
- First Published: 1954
- Time of Work: 1800–1884
- Setting: North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, and Missouri
- Principal Characters: Sacajawea, Toussaint Charbonneau, Captain Meriwether Lewis, Captain William Clark, Baptiste Charbonneau
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Language or languages, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Mothers, Parents and children, Traveling or travelers, Interracial relationships, Marriage, West, U.S., Native Americans or American Indians, Pacific Northwest, Biography, Frontier or pioneer life, Oregon Trail, Oregon, Exploration or explorers, Wildlife, Outdoor life, Natural resources, Fur trade
- Locales: Oregon, Wyoming, North Dakota, Montana, Missouri
Form and Content
In Winged Moccasins: The Story of Sacajawea, Frances Joyce Farnsworth chronicles the life of Sacajawea, the Shoshone guide who led the Lewis and Clark expedition from North Dakota to Oregon and back again. Farnsworth’s approach is interesting for historical purposes, as she details the rigors of the expedition, yet it is also intriguing for dealing with Sacajawea as a woman and as a Native American. Of the nineteen chapters, less than half deal with the expedition. The remaining chapters are devoted to Sacajawea’s personal life, from her adolescent...
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