• Seaman

  • The Dog Who Explored the West with Lewis and Clark
  • By: Gail Langer Karwoski
  • Narrated by: Charles Carroll
  • Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (147 ratings)

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Seaman

By: Gail Langer Karwoski
Narrated by: Charles Carroll
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Publisher's summary

It is 1804 - a historic year in America - the year that Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and the Corps of Discovery set out for their now-legendary exploration of the Louisiana Purchase, departing St. Louis to travel across the country to the Pacific Ocean and back.

In this fictionalized biography of the journey based upon the journals of Lewis, Clark, and other members of the team, an unheralded member of the Corps, Seaman, a 150-pound Newfoundland dog, is introduced to young historians. Seaman travels the long journey with the Corps, serving a key role in the expedition’s success, catching and retrieving game, and protecting the expedition team from wild animals and hostile Indians.

Come along with Lewis, Clark, the Corps of Discovery, and Seaman as they meet Sacagawea, who joins the expedition; form friendships with several Indian tribes; survive near-death encounters, grizzly bear attacks, and buffalo bull stampedes through the camp; cross the Continental Divide; overcome the wounding of their seemingly fearless leader, Meriwether Lewis; and rejoice as they return to civilization in 1806.

©1999 Gail Langer Karwoski (P)2013 AudioGO

Critic reviews

"Once young readers begin this fictional account of the dog’s role in the expedition, they will be caught up in the drama and action, and even reluctant readers will find it just too good to put down." ( School Library Journal)
"An effective, fictional introduction to the Lewis and Clark expedition." ( Booklist)

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great book

we listened to this story on a car trip through Missouri and Illinois and really enjoyed the story and thinking about the history of this place during our travels. well read, Interesting story makes it feel alive. my 9 and 12 year old kids loved it, whole family enjoyed it.

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A favorite! Well done and beautiful story!

The story of Seaman brought the Lewis and Clark expedition to life. One of our family favorite read-alouds.

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Great for a 7 y/o and his mama

My son and I very much enjoyed this book. The narrator did a great job.

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It was good

The narrator ruined it a little bit for me but other wise the story was very well written

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Great book

Love this book me and my mom listen to it while In the car . I recommend this book for all people

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This is a good book

This is a good book. 9/10. It’s fire. I think the book really explains the facts.

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for children but still good

Even though it's for children its still a good story. Learned a lot about this dog and I'm fascinated with the Lewis and Clark history.

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great book

love that its from a dog pov. i always recommend this book to anyone! worth a listen

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A Great Book, But A Little Corny

This book is fairly good, but it is a bit corny. Seaman always ends up saving the day.

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Really good!

This book was really good! It kept my attention the whole time and I felt like I was there with Seaman, Lewis, and Clark! I never knew about Seaman until now so this was such a fun book to listen to! I highly recommend it to everyone! The story is well written, well read, and just all around good!
Seaman reminds me of my mixed breed, Ford, an all around great dog, always happy to be alive and explore with his person! ❤️

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