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York's adventures with Lewis and Clark : an African-American's part in the great expedition / by Rhoda Blumberg. |
| Authors: | Blumberg, Rhoda. |
| Call number: | j978 BLU |
| Publisher: | New York : HarperCollins Children's Books, 2004. |
| Publication date: | 2004. |
| Subject: |
Slaves -- West (U.S.) -- Biography.
Juvenile literature. York, ca. 1775-ca. 1815. West (U.S.) -- Biography. Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806) |
| Title: | York's adventures with Lewis and Clark : an African-American's part in the great expedition / by Rhoda Blumberg. |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Physical description: | vii, 88 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm. |
| Contents note: | The early years -- Moving west -- One Black man -- Getting started -- Whippings and powwows -- The first winter -- Waiting -- Into the unknown -- The Great Falls -- Finding the Shoshoni -- An important meeting -- Onward! -- Shooting rapids -- Dampened spirits -- Homeward bound -- York's mission -- Return to St. Louis -- Forgotten man. |
| Summary note: | Relates the adventures of York, a slave and "body servant" to William Clark, who journeyed west with the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804-1806. |
| Biography note: | Includes bibliographical references (P. 86) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0060091118 0060091126 (lib. bdg.) |
| LCCN: | 2003009425 |
| Url for this record: | http://sherloc.imcpl.org/?itemid=|library/marc/dynix|936562 |
| Bib No.: | 936562 |
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