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Interest in the role that Sacagawea actually performed in the expedition of the Louisiana Territory is reason why I chose Ella E. Clark and Margot Edmonds’ “Sacagawea of the Lewis and Clark Expedition,” to be the subject of my book review. There is much controversy over the different stories of the Shoshone Indian woman’s part in the expedition and whether or not she single-handedly guided Captain Meriwether Lewis, Captain William Clark and their men through the Louisiana territory. ... Clark. ... Clark attended Northwestern University and received her B. ... Clark retired to become a writer until her death in 1984. ... Clark invited to be her co-author because of her help in deciphering the manuscripts of Lewis and Clark, is Margot Edmonds. ... Her writings include “Sacagawea of the Lewis and Clark Expedition,” and “Voices of the Wind,” both with author Ella E. Clark. ...
In the beginning of “Sacagawea of the Lewis and Clark Expedition,” Clark and Edmonds explain the history behind the expedition and how Thomas Jefferson acquired the Louisiana territory from Napoleon. ... Jefferson began to set out plans for an expeditionary force with Captain Meriwether Lewis and Captain William Clark heading the group. ... While the two Captains and their men were getting ready for their voyage, a young Shoshone Indian woman, by the name of Sacagawea was beginning her captivity with the Minnetarees.
Sacagawea’s life before and after the famous Lewis and Clark expedition is very limited and even mysterious to many historians who are trying to piece the puzzle of such an extraordinary woman. According to Edmonds and Clark, she was probably born in either 1788 or 1789 to Shoshone parents living in the western Rocky Mountains. When
Sacagawea was about ten or eleven she was kidnapped by the Minnetarees from her Shoshone family and taken back to the Minnetaree village. “It is not known how long Sacagawea lived as a captive of the Minnetarees but, she eventually was sold off or won to Toussaint Charbonneau, a French-Canadian interpreter and trapper.” Later, at the Minnetaree village, Sacagawea and another young Indian woman were wed to Charbonneau and became his wives.
The Lewis and Clark expedition set out on exploration on May 14, 1804, rowing upstream on the Missouri River. ... Captain Lewis and Clark decided that this area would be a good resting place for the winter and they set up Fort Mandan. While at Fort Mandan the expedition encountered many visitors, including Charbonneau and his wives. According to Clark and Edmonds, “during the winter the two captains had learned that the Indians with horses living nearest to the Rocky Mountains were the Shoshones. ... ” Since, they found out that Sacagawea was Shoshone and that Charbonneau could speak Minnetaree, they felt that these two would be beneficial interpreters for their journey.
Approximate Word count = 2310
Approximate Pages = 9.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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