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Blumberg, Rhoda.

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

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New York, N.Y. : HarperCollins Children's Books, 2004.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
PCMS Biography	B YORK	---	Available
Pittsburg 1st Fl Juvenile Biography	J BIO York	---	Available

Edition	1st ed.
Description	vii, 88 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Indexed In:	Bklst 12/01/2003
	SLJ Feb 2004
	Kirkus 11/15/2003
	Horn Bk Jan 2004
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. ).
Contents	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.
Summary	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.
Study Program	Accelerated Reader ATOS RL 7.9 3.0 PCMS
Subject	York, approximately 1775-approximately 1815.
	Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806)
	Slaves -- West (U.S.) -- Biography.
	African Americans -- Biography.
	West (U.S.) -- Biography.
ISBN	0060091126 (lib. bdg.)