"[Native American] Sacagawea [not shown] crossed the stark Bitterroots when she was only about 17 years old, enduring lethal cold and negotiating treacherous trails while carrying her seven-month-old son. Her feat, however, is not mentioned in [Lewis and Clark] expedition journals."
—From "Searching for Sacagawea," February 2003, National Geographic magazine
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