The E-Sylum:  Volume 7, Number 16, April 18, 2004, Article 20

SACAGAWEA MISCARRIAGE?

  Arthur Shippee forwarded a link to the following story,
  which was noted in the Explorator newsletter.  It reports
  new research on the subject of the U.S. Sacagawea dollar.

  "Famed American Indian guide Sacagawea?s near-fatal
  illness during the Lewis and Clark expedition may have
  been the result of a miscarriage, two scholars believe.

  History professors Peter Kastor and Conevery Bolton
  Valencius of Washington University said the explorers'
  extensive journals from their 1804-06 westward
  expedition offer clues -  through euphemisms common
  at the time - indicating Sacagawea may have become
  ill while pregnant.

  'We can't tell for sure, we'll probably never really know,'
  Valencius said Friday."

  More Info

  Wayne Homren, Editor

	coinbooks.org Web

The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization 
promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org.

To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor 
at this address: whomren@coinlibrary.com

To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum