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Sacagawea,--1786-1884--Legends, Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806) , Shoshoni women--Folklore.
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1996
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F592.7.S123K47 1996eb
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917.804/2
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Sacagawea,--1786-1884--Legends, Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806) , Shoshoni women--Folklore.
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The Making of Sacagawea
A Euro-American Legend
Donna J. Kessler
The University of Alabama Press Tuscaloosa and London
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Copyright 1996
The University of Alabama Press
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 354870380
All rights reserved
Manufactured in the United States of America
The paper on which this book is printed meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Science-Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kessler, Donna J. The making of Sacagawea : a Euro-American legend / Donna J. Kessler. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 221) and index. ISBN 0-8173-0928-4 (alk. paper) 1. Sacagawea, 17861884Legends. 2. Lewis and Clark Expedition (18041806) 3. Shoshoni womenFolklore. I. Title. F592.7.S123K47 1996 917.804'2dc20 9512834 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data available
First Paperback Edition 1998
1 2 3 4 5 02 01 00 99 98
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For my mother Marian and my daughter Katrina
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Contents
Illustrations
ix
Preface
xi
Introduction
1
1. Frontier Myths and "Indian" Images: Essential Elements for the Making of the Sacagawea Legend
9
2. Original Expedition Journals and Earliest Editions: Raw Materials of Legend
31
3. The Birth and Proliferation of the Sacagawea Legend: The Progressive Era
65
4. Variation and Elaboration: The Sacagawea Legend from the 1940s through the 1960s
99
5. The Sacagawea Legend Since 1970: Proliferation of Popular Traditions and Dissenting Portrayals
138
6. The Sacagawea Legend: Past Images and Future Prospects
172
Conclusion
209
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Notes
211
Works Cited
221
Index
249
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Illustrations
Tables
1. Important Expedition Incidents Involving Sacagawea
49
2. Sacagawea's Transformation from a Savage into an Indian Princess
98
3. Plot and Character in Sacagawea Texts Produced by Men, 19401969
104
4. Plot and Character in Sacagawea Texts Produced by Women, 19401969
104
5. American Films Featuring a Native Woman
109
6. Images of Native Women in American Films
109
Figures
1. The Lewis and Clark Expedition Trail
53
2. Leonard Crunelle's Bird Woman
95
3. Sacagawea II, patinaed bronze, by Harry Jackson, 1980
182
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Preface
This text, in addition to its very specific investigation of the creation and proliferation of the Sacagawea legend, explores broad implications about the status and function of the "other" in American culture. Overlaying the exploration of the causes and consequences of particular narrative traditions, including myths of native savagery, manifest destiny, and the American frontier, this work exposes some ways in which "otherness," in terms of race and gender, has been comprehended and translated on the continent.
This study also scrutinizes the possibilities and promise of cultural change. Although I ask whether or not America can begin to transform assumptions and meanings long associated with Sacagawea and other "Indian princesses," the question articulates a more sweeping concern. Can Americans begin to change how they perceive each other and comprehend their differences?
Writing a books is never a solitary pursuit, and I have many people to recognize for their aid and support. Particular thanks go to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's inter-library loan staff for furnishing crucial items for this study and to Roz Veltanaar for her help in creating a map of the Lewis and Clark Expedition trail. I am also indebted to Dr. John Pope who endorsed my Friday escapes from administrative duties so that I could write.
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