Charbonneau's Gold

The extraordinary journey of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark comes to vivid life with a skillful blend of historical detail and story telling as only the acclaimed Rita Cleary can deliver. As the members of the Lewis and Clark party continue to explore beyond the confines of the Louisiana Purchase, they face all the perils of a hostile, uncharted territory—harsh mountains, a treacherous river, and unknown Indian tribes. When a French-Canadian trapper named Toussaint Charbonneau offers to show them the way to the Pacific, the group immediately welcomes him and his wife Sacagawea into the corps. But it's Charbonneau himself who might be their greatest threat...