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1) Sacagawea
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The story of Sacagawea seems like a legend, but it's true. Sacagawea married and had a baby; when her son was two months old, she went with Lewis and Clark on their expedition.
Sumario en español: El relato de Sacagawea puede parecer una leyenda, pero es una historia real. Sacagawea se casó y tuvo un bebé, cuando su hijo tenía dos meses de edad, se fue con Lewis y Clark en un viaje de descubimientos.
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Sherman Alexie won the 2007 National Book Award for young people's literature with his acclaimed novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. The novel was inspired by the problems, struggles, and occasional triumphs he experienced as a teenager. Alexie had a long career before writing a YA novel. He has been a poet, a short story writer, a novelist, a screenwriter, a comedian, and a musician. No matter what medium he works in, Alexie attracts...
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[2004]
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First edition.
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English
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A biography of Native American athlete Jim Thorpe, focusing on how his boyhood education set the stage for his athletic achievements which gained him international fame and Olympic gold medals. Author's note details Thorpe's life after college.
10) Sacagawea
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[2004]
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English
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A biography of the Shoshoni woman who served on the Lewis and Clark Expedition as a guide and interpreter.
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[2022]
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First edition.
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English
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"The founding of America was not accomplished by a handful of people; it required the heart, soul, and grit of an entire nation. Today, we rightfully honor the efforts of the Founding Fathers, but what about everyone else who sacrificed for the cause? Introducing 'Forgotten Founders', the inspiring book of stories about the heroic women, African Americans, Native Americans, immigrants, and others who played pivotal roles in America's birth. Make no...
14) Pocahontas
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1995.
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English
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A biography of the adult life of the Powhatan princess, Pocahontas, beginning with her kidnapping by the British in 1614 until her death in 1617.
20) Indian chiefs
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[1987]
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First edition.
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English
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Biographies of six Western Indian chiefs who led their people in a historic moment of crisis, when a decision had to be made about fighting of cooperating with the white pioneers encroaching on theirgrounds.
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