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"The sole African American member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, William Clark's enigmatic body servant York has inspired numerous myths about his character and exploits. He was supposed to be a man of superb physique and stamina, and some believed that he clowned and womanized his way across the continent and made no significant contributions to the outcome of the Expedition.
More often than not, it was assumed that these myths surrounding him were reliable portrayals of the first black man to cross the United States.".
"First published in 1985, Robert B. Betts's unique account of this long-obscured historical figure is now back in an updated edition with a new Epilogue by James J. Holmberg that chronicles York's life after the expedition in much greater detail. In Search of York removes many of the fallacies surrounding York and pinpoints the important role he played in the success of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Through painstaking research and the synthesis of all information known about York, Betts exposes the impact of racial prejudice on historical interpretation. Neither the hero that a few romantic chroniclers have drawn nor the buffoon of many accounts tainted with racism, York emerges as a believable human being touching both the heights and depths of the world he lived in."--BOOK JACKET.
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Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806), Biography, Slaves, American history: c 1500 to c 1800, American history: c 1800 to c 1900, Black studies, Population & demography, Social history, United States - 19th Century/Old West, History: American, Blacks In The U.S., U.S. History - Westward Expansion, York,, History, History - General History, United States - 19th Century, USA, Lewis and Clark Expedition, York, ca. 1775-ca. 1815, West (U.S.), Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General, (1804-1806), Lewis and clark expedition (1804-1806), Lewis-and-Clark-Expedition, Sklave, Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806) fast (OCoLC)fst01406330, Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84018492People
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In Search of York: The Slave Who Went to the Pacific With Lewis and Clark
October 2002, University Press of Colorado
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In Search of York : The Slave Who Went to the Pacific With Lewis and Clark
February 2001, University Press of Colorado
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In search of York: the slave who went to the Pacific with Lewis and Clark
2000, University Press of Colorado, Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation
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