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Description

1. 88 p. : ill., maps; 29 cm.

Summary

1. 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.

Subject

1. York, approximately 1775-approximately 1815 > Juvenile literature
2. York, approximately 1775-approximately 1815
3. Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806) > Juvenile literature
4. Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806)
5. Enslaved persons > West (U.S.) > Biography > Juvenile literature
6. Slaves
7. African Americans > Biography
8. West (U.S.) > Biography > Juvenile literature
9. West (U.S.) > Biography

Genre/Form

1. Juvenile materials.

Contents

1. The early years -- Moving west -- One Black man -- Heading West -- Whippings and powwows -- The first winter -- Waiting -- Into the unknown -- The Great Falls -- Finding the Shoshonis -- An important meeting -- Onward! -- Shooting rapids -- Dampened spirits -- Homeward bound -- York's mission -- Return to St. Louis -- Forgotten man.

Call number

1. Sc F 10-543

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 86) and index.

Awards (note)

1. Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2005

Author

1. Blumberg, Rhoda.

Title

1. York's adventures with Lewis and Clark : an African-American's part in the great expedition / by Rhoda Blumberg.

Imprint

1. New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c2004.

Edition

1. 1st ed.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 86) and index.

Study program

1. Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG 7.9 3.

Awards

1. Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2005

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1. Publisher description
2. Table of contents

LCCN

1. 2003009425

ISBN

1. 0060091118
2. 9780060091118
3. 0060091126 (lib. bdg.)
4. 9780060091125 (lib. bdg.)
5. 0060091134
6. 9780060091132

Research call number

1. Sc F 10-543