The Song of Sakakawea (Bird Woman): The Indian Guide and Interpretress of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

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Napa County Historical Society

Name/Title

The Song of Sakakawea (Bird Woman): The Indian Guide and Interpretress of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Entry/Object ID

2010.21.6

Description

Robert Wallace Smith, an author who resided in Napa, based this work on the journals of Lewis and Clark as they made their way across the country to the Pacific Ocean. On their travels they were guided by a Native-American woman, Sakakawea (or Sacagawea) who carried her baby on her back. Smith uses Sakakawea as his inspiration for this epic poem about the journey she shared with Lewis and Clark. 158 pages

Collection

Books

Acquisition

Accession

2010.21

Source or Donor

Kerry Frisch

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

A Gift from Kerry Frisch

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Poems, Poetry, Poets

Search Terms

Sacajawea, Sacagawea, Sakakawea, Sakawagea, Clark, William, Lewis and Clark, Lewis, Meriwether, Smith, Robert Wallace, Poems, Poetry, Poets, Lewis & Clark Expedition, Native Americans

Book Details

Author

Robert Wallace Smith

Place Published

Location

Dallas, TX

Date Published

1949

Call No.

811.54 Smith

Notes

Spine Label: 811.54 Smith

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

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Sacajawea

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Sacagawea

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Sakakawea

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Sakawagea

Person or Organization

Clark, William

Person or Organization

Lewis and Clark

Person or Organization

Lewis, Meriwether

Person or Organization

Smith, Robert Wallace

Create Date

February 25, 2010

Update Date

July 9, 2026