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New York : HarperCollins Children's Books, 2004. |
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1st ed. |
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0060091118 0060091126 (lib. bdg.) |
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j978 BLU |
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vii, 88 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm. |
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Slaves -- West (U.S.) -- Biography.
Juvenile literature.
York, ca. 1775-ca. 1815.
West (U.S.) -- Biography.
Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806)
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Includes bibliographical references (P. 86) and index. |
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| 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. |
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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. |
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