Sacajawea. A Guide And Interpreter Of The Lewis And Clark Expedition, With An Account Of The Travels Of Toussaint Charbonneau, And Of Jean Baptiste, The Expedition Papoose

GRACE RAYMOND HEBARD

Publication: The Arthur H Clark Company, 1933, Glendale

First edition. Octavo. One of 753 copies. Red Cloth. 340 pp., frontis., teg, illustrated, map of a section of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the sources of the Missouri River, and the meeting place of the white men with the Shoshone Indians, preface, an appreciation, introduction, appendix, bibliography, index. A detailed account of the life of Sacajawea and her important role as a guide and interpreter during the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804-1806. Hebard describes Sacajawea’s journey with the expedition, her assistance in establishing communication with Native peoples, and her knowledge of the western landscape. AHC 117 says, "This biography of Sacajawea was controversial because of the contention by the author that the Shoshone woman who accompanied the Lewis and Clark expedition lived for many years after her supposed death. Thus only small editions were issued over the years." Previous owner's bookplate and name neatly written in upper corner on front endpaper, else an exceptionally fine, bright copy in protective slipcase.