Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Prologue Part I. The Expedition 1. Jefferson's Dream 2. Sacagawea Joins the Expedition 3. Sacagawea on the Jefferson River 4. Journey Over the Rockies 5. Down Three Rivers to the Pacific 6. Winter at Fort Clatsop 7. Eastward Bound 8. The Explorers Separate 9. The Explorers Reunite and Return Part II. Sacagawea in Historical Perspective 10. Nearly a Century of Neglect 11. A Legend Begins: Sacagawea Becomes "the Guide" 12. Sacagawea, a Controversial Figure 13. Some of the Eastman's Discoveries 14. Sacagawea on the Wind River Reservation 15. Finn Burnett's Recollections of Sacagawea 16. The Aged Sacagawea Appendices Notes and Additional Information Bibliography: Books and Manuscripts Index

About the Author

Ella E. Clark is Professor Emeritus of English, Washington State University. She is the author of Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest, of Indian Legends from the Northern Rockies, and of numerous articles in Western Folklore and other journals. Margot Edmonds is a writer and editor.

Reviews

"The authors describe the very real contributions Sacagawea made to the success of the Expedition and trace the development of the legend which gradually transformed and magnified her role."--"Pacific Historian