La Salle and the discovery of the Great West

by Francis Parkman

Paperback, 1999

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Publication

New York : Modern Library, 1999.

Description

Traces La Salle's third and fatal attempt to discover the mouth of the Mississippi.

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LibraryThing member Taurus454

Fabulous accounting of exploration in North America. Exposes the numerous modern day stereotypes of life in early America. Must read for historians or anybody interested in the history of America.

Subjects

Explorers America Biography

Explorers France Biography

La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de, 1643-1687

Mississippi River Discovery and exploration

Mississippi River Valley Discovery and exploration

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Mississippi River Valley History To 1803

New France Discovery and exploration

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Awards

501 Must-Read Books (Emma Beare, 2006)

Language

English

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11323

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