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La Salle, a perilous odyssey from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, Donald S. Johnson

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La Salle, a perilous odyssey from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, Donald S. Johnson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-248) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

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mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

La Salle

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

49494992

Responsibility statement

Donald S. Johnson

Sub title

a perilous odyssey from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico

Table Of Contents

In contest for the New World. Old rivalries -- English settlements -- Holland in America -- A French start -- Canada, or the Nouvelle France. La Salle in Montréal -- Early explorations -- To the Vermillion Sea -- La Salle and Frontenac -- Fort Catarouki -- Royal support -- Beyond the Great Lakes to the Mississippi. Fort Conti -- Voyage of the Griffin -- Hardships and perils -- Fort St. Joseph -- Fort Heartbreak -- Toilsome journey -- Return to the land of Illinois -- Doubtful future -- Descent to the great river's mouth. The great enterprise accomplished -- An inglorious sequel -- Geographic knowledge expanded. The Gulf of Mexico -- River of the Holy Spirit -- Pioneers of the Mississippi -- Diverse behavior -- A cartographic dilemma. A bold and glorious venture. Quarrelsome beginnings -- Wretched voyage -- Across the Gulf of Mexico -- Misery at Matagorda -- Strange irresolution -- Continual misfortunes -- Toward the fatal river -- Upending violence -- Tragic ending -- Renascence of the Belle -- Conclusion. Appendix I: Rivers and lakes -- Appendix II: Indian tribes -- Appendix III: French forts

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