Dog of Discovery: A Newfoundland's Adventures with Lewis and Clark

Dog of Discovery: A Newfoundland's Adventures with Lewis and Clark

by Laurence Pringle
Dog of Discovery: A Newfoundland's Adventures with Lewis and Clark

Dog of Discovery: A Newfoundland's Adventures with Lewis and Clark

by Laurence Pringle

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Overview

Meet Seaman, the Newfoundland dog who joined the Lewis and Clark expedition into the uncharted western wilderness. Seaman was much more than the faithful companion of Captain Lewis. Seaman risked his life many times and served the Corps of Discovery as a hunter, retriever, and guard dog. This richly detailed account of the expedition includes its planning, its adventures and discoveries, and its aftermath. During the trek from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean and back, every member of the Corps of Discovery suffered from hunger, insect bites, injuries, and close calls with death. Noted children's author Laurence Pringle follows the expedition closely and highlights the adventures of Seaman as they appear in the journals of Lewis and Clark. Pringle also offers evidence, first revealed in 2000, about what happened to Seaman after the journey's end. With intriguing sidebars, historical illustrations, journal excerpts, and original art, this account of the Corps of Discovery features the remarkable dog that was the expedition's most unusual member.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781590782675
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
Publication date: 01/01/2004
Pages: 152
Product dimensions: 6.06(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.37(d)
Lexile: 1050L (what's this?)
Age Range: 9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Laurence Pringle is the respected author of more than ninety books for children and young adults. He is the author of Bats! Strange and Wonderful; Crows! Strange and Wonderful; Sharks! Strange and Wonderful; Dinosaurs! Strange and Wonderful; and others published by Boyds Mills Press. Laurence lives in West Nyack, New York.
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