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Title
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A Rare Old Book Reveals an Unsung Hero in Earliest Kansas City History
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Description
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Illustration, and biographical article about Sacajawea (ca. 1785-1812 ca.), a Shoshone Indian guide on the Lewis and Clark expedition and wife of French fur trader Toussaint Charbonneau (1759-1840 ca.) visiting Fort Osage in 1811. Mother of Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, a resident of the site of later Kansas City when picked up in 1822 (or 1823) by Prince Paul Wilhelm of Germany.
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Date
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1929-07-14
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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The Mountain Men and the Fur Trade of the Far West
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Description
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Chapter of the book about Toussaint Charbonneau, an Indian translator on the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804-1806, husband of Sacajawea, and father of their son, Baptiste Charbonneau, later another Indian translator. Descriptions of Toussaint as "something of a Lothario," working for Manual Lisa in 1811 as interpreter and fur trader with his Indian wife Sacajawea (probably dying in 1812), and working until the 1830s as an Indian agent before dying around 1840.
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Date
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1972
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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The Charbonneau Family in Kansas City
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Description
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Information about the Charbonneau family in the Kansas City area and around Kansas, including Elizabeth, Lizette, Jean-Baptiste, Pierre, et al., descended from early French settlers of the area, including Toussaint Charbonneau of Washington County, Missouri, a guide on the Lewis and Clark expedition and husband of Sacajawea (ca. 1785-1812 ca.), one of their Indian guides, with illustrations. Also a book excerpt of 1950's "Sakakawea" by Russell Reid about Sacajawea's role as a scout for the Lewis and Clark expedition, etc.
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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Sacajawea Earned Historic Niche as Pocohontas of Lewis and Clark Trek
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Description
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Photo, illustration, and biographical article about Sacajawea (ca. 1785-1812 ca.), a Shoshone Indian guide on the Lewis and Clark expedition and wife of French fur trader Toussaint Charbonneau (1759-1840 ca.) visiting Fort Osage in 1811. Mother of Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, a resident of the site of later Kansas City when picked up in 1822 (or 1823) by Prince Paul Wilhelm of Germany.
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Date
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1954-07-22
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article