Dec 22, 2009
Winged Moccasins | Winged Moccasins
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...
[The entire page is 1407 words long]
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