Clad in a doeskin, alone but unafraid, she stands straight and proud before the onrushing forces of America's turbulent growth: Sacajawea, daughter of a Shoshoni chief, lone woman on Lewis and Clark's expedition.

Her story overflows with emotion and action ripped from the bursting fabric of a raw new land, from the whispering prairies, across the Great Divide to the crystal-capped Rockies and on to the emerald promise of the Pacific Northwest.

"The story of Sacajawea is one of mystery, courage and remarkable achievement, against an exciting panorama of American history." (Seattle Times)