Sacagawea (Exp-New) (Explorers of the New Worlds) by Hal Marcovitz

by Hal Marcovitz

-- Biographies of some of the most important explorers the world has known
-- Ideal for research or class use
-- Written in accessible, easily understood language
-- Complements school curriculum The most famous guide of the team that explored the American northwest in the early 19th century.

Library Binding

First published October 6, 2000

About the author

Hal Marcovitz has been making his living as a writer for more than a quarter-century. He has worked as a reporter and columnist for several daily newspapers, and can now be found reporting for The Morning Call of Allentown, PA, where he covers government and politics in the Bucks County Courthouse in suburban Philadelphia.

Hal is also the author of more than 50 nonfiction books for young readers. He has written biographies of Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa, civil rights leader Al Sharpton, farm labor leader Cesar Chavez, and film director Ron Howard. He has also written about the lives of several presidents, including Bill Clinton, John Adams, James Monroe, Theodore Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy.

Hal lives in Chalfont, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Gail, and daughters Ashley and Michelle.

Reviews

[Madeline · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great book about the amazing Sacagawea! She faithfully helped Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on their expedition from St. Louis, Missouri to the Pacific Ocean from 1804-1806.