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

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blumberg, Rhoda
Language:English
Published: New York : HarperCollins Children's Books, 2004.
Edition:First edition.
Series:MSU Children's & YA Literature Collection.
Subjects:
York, > approximately 1775-approximately 1815 > Juvenile literature.
Lewis and Clark Expedition > (1804-1806) > Juvenile literature.
Enslaved persons > West (U.S.) > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Biography.
West (U.S.) > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Juvenile materials.
Genre:
Juvenile literature.
Biography
Biography.
Juvenile materials.
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Physical Description:vii, 88 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • 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.