Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet : explorers of the Mississippi / Tanya Larkin.
Material type: TextSeries: The library of explorers and explorationPublication details: New York : Rosen Central, 2004.Edition: 1st edDescription: 112 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 25 cmISBN:- 0823936252 (lib. bdg.) :
- 977/.01/0922 B 22
- F352 .L43 2004
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Hardcover | Beverly Middle School | 920 LAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 650326 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 109) and index.
The great river seekers -- The colony of New France -- Parallel lives come together -- Rumors of a great river -- On the way to the great river -- Meeting the Illinois -- The power of the peace pipe -- The return voyage -- Jolliet's life after the Mississippi -- Marquette and Jolliet: their legacy.
A biography of the French explorers whose primary goal was to find the Northwest Passage, but who made their mark on history by exploring and charting the Mississippi River.