When Winter Come: The Ascension of York

by Frank X. Walker

Book Overview

A sequel to the award-winning Buffalo Dance, Frank X Walker's When Winter Come: The Ascension of York is a dramatic reimagining of Lewis and Clark's legendary exploration of the American West. By focusing on the humanity and struggles of York, Clark's slave, When Winter Come challenges conventional views of the journey's heroes and exposes the deeds, both great and ghastly, of the men behind the myth. Grounded in the history of the famous trip, Walker's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081319184X
• ISBN13: 9780813191843
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.4"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher