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Only a few years of Sacajawea's life have actually been documented, but in that span of time she left a lasting mark on American history. She was born around 1790, daughter of a Shoshone chieftain. At about the age of 10, she was captured by a Hidatsa raiding party. A few years later the Hidatsa sold her to Toussaint Charbonneau, a French-Canadian, who took her for his wife. During the winter of 1804-05, Charbonneau was hired by explorers Lewis and Clark as an interpreter. A few weeks before the expedition was to leave from Fort Mandan, Sacajawea gave birth to her first child, a son named Jean Baptiste. When Lewis and Clark headed upriver in April 1805, Sacajawea was the only woman to accompany them, carrying her infant in a cradleboard on her back. Since the Indians perceived a woman with a party of men as a token of peace, Sacajawea was held in high regard by the group. But she was also respected for being hardworking, intelligent and loyal. When the expedition encountered a party of...