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Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Marquette was a French missionary and Jolliet a fur trader and explorer. Together they set out to find the direction and origin of the Mississippi River, ultimately exploring most of the distance between the Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico! Historical information and high-interest fact boxes are presented in an appealing tabloid style that guides readers through major voyages, explorations, and discoveries. Topics include why the French wanted...
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
A biography of the seventeenth-century French explorer who was the first European to travel the entire length of the Mississippi River, claiming for France not only that river, but also all the land whose waters fed into it.
11) The Great Lakes
Author
Series
Publisher
Rourke
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Discusses the formation of the Great Lakes, the communities that used the lake's resources, the people who lived there, and British rule.
12) La Salle
Author
Publisher
ABDO
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Describes the seventeenth-century French adventurer's exploration of the length of the Mississippi River and and his claim of the entire Mississippi River Basin as French territory, which the United States later obtained in the Louisiana Purchase.
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