The thinking girl's treasury of real princesses

Presents information about the life of the fifth-century B.C.E Greek princess that grew up to be a queen and famous admiral mainly noted for her role as a Persian ally in the Battle of Salamis, in spite of living in a society that placed very little value in women.

"One minute she was picking berries and the next her tribe was under attack. Running for her life, Sacajawea was scooped up and taken far away from her village and family--and into history. From her mountain home to the banks of the Missouri River, over the majestic Rockies to the pounding waves of the Pacific, Sacajawea would travel farther than any American woman of her time."--Jacket.