Sacagawea was only sixteen when she made one of the most remarkable journeys in American history, traveling 4500 miles by foot, canoe, and horse-all while carrying a baby on her back! Without her, the Lewis and Clark expedition might have failed. Through this engaging book, kids will understand the reasons that today, 200 years later, she is still remembered and immortalized on a golden dollar coin.
莎卡嘉薇亞在年幼時被一個敵對部落抓獲,皮毛商人夏博諾將她買下,兩人隨後結婚。1805年﹐她的丈夫被一個新群組建的探險隊僱傭,前去開闢一條通往太平洋的路徑。通曉幾種印第安方言的莎卡嘉薇亞很快展現出她的才能 ─ 作為一名翻譯和一名向導﹐並被各個部落視為此次探險的和平象征﹐還在探險隊遇到以她兄弟為首的萊姆哈伊部族時發揮了外交家的作用。在她的安排下﹐萊姆哈伊部族提供了探險所必需的馬匹﹑糧草和住所。