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Books with title LA Salle and the Explorers of the Mississippi

  • LA Salle and the Explorers of the Mississippi

    Tony Coulter

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, March 1, 1991)
    A history of the exploration of the Mississippi River, discussing the men who accomplished it
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  • Explorers Of The Mississippi

    Timothy Severin

    Paperback (Univ Of Minnesota Press, Feb. 11, 2002)
    The Mississippi River has intrigued the footloose for centuries. Here, for the first time in paperback, are briskly told biographies of the chief protagonists in the drama, with Old Man River as the constant and invincible antagonist. From conquistadors to nineteenth-century gentlemen explorers, Severin depicts the disasters and adventures of familiar, but often misunderstood, figures in American history, as well as the chicanery of others, less well known, who used the river for their own purposes. "A first-rate piece of work, rich in period and personality. Severin considers the true elucidators of the river-Joliet, Marquette, La Salle, and Henry de Tonti-plus a smattering of frauds and dilettantes, among whom he includes Lieutenant Zebulon Pike." New Yorker " Traveling side by side with each of his intrepid voyagers, Severin will make every armchair Huck Finn yearn to sign up for the next trip." New York Times Book Review Historian Timothy Severin has made a career of retracing and writing about epic voyages. His myriad adventures include canoeing the Mississippi River from beginning to end, sailing in St. Brendan the Navigator's path across the Atlantic Ocean, and journeying on horseback in Mongolia in search of Gheghis Khan's heritage. He lives in Ireland
  • Explorers of the Mississippi

    Timothy Severin

    Hardcover (Knopf, March 15, 1968)
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  • Lasalle and the Exploration of the Mississippi

    Daniel E. Harmon

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Oct. 1, 2000)
    Presents a biography of the French explorer who traveled throughout New France, sailed down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico, and claimed the region he called Louisiana for France.
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  • LA Salle and the Exploration of the Mississippi

    Daniel E. Harmon

    Paperback (Chelsea House Pub, Nov. 1, 2000)
    Presents a biography of the French explorer who traveled throughout New France, sailed down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico, and claimed the region he called Louisiana for France.
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  • La Salle: French Explorer of the Mississippi

    David Aretha

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, May 1, 2009)
    "Explores the life of Renâe Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, from his childhood to his travels to his death, his discoveries and accomplishments, and his impact on world history"--Provided by publisher.
  • LA Salle: Explorer of the Mississippi

    Arlene Bourgeois Molzahn

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, May 1, 2004)
    Discusses the life of Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle and his explorations of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.
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  • La Salle: La Salle and the Mississippi River

    Ann Louise Heinrichs

    Paperback (Compass Point Books, Jan. 1, 2002)
    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 the river, but also all the land whose waters fed into it.
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  • Explorers of the Mississippi

    Timothy Severin

    Hardcover (Knopf, Jan. 1, 1968)
    The following is from the inner flap of the dust jacket: "Explorers of the Mississippi is the first popular history of the men who, by chance and design, discovered, explored, and exploited the Mississippi kRiver. From conquistadors to nineteenth-century gentlemen-explorers, it describes the adventures and disasters of some familiar but often misunderstood figures in American history as well as the chicanery of some other men, less well known, who used the Mississippi for their own purposes." Among those people profiled are Joliet, Marquette, LaSalle, Carver, Zebulon Pike, and Giacomo Beltrami. The book is illustrated with maps and photographs.
  • Explorers of the Mississippi

    Timothy Severin

    Hardcover (Random House Childrens Books, June 15, 1968)
    The Mississippi River has intrigued the footloose for centuries. Here, for the first time in paperback, are briskly told biographies of the chief protagonists in the drama, with Old Man River as the constant and invincible antagonist. From conquistadors to nineteenth-century gentlemen explorers, Severin depicts the disasters and adventures of familiar, but often misunderstood, figures in American history, as well as the chicanery of others, less well known, who used the river for their own purposes. "A first-rate piece of work, rich in period and personality. Severin considers the true elucidators of the river-Joliet, Marquette, La Salle, and Henry de Tonti-plus a smattering of frauds and dilettantes, among whom he includes Lieutenant Zebulon Pike." New Yorker " Traveling side by side with each of his intrepid voyagers, Severin will make every armchair Huck Finn yearn to sign up for the next trip." New York Times Book Review Historian Timothy Severin has made a career of retracing and writing about epic voyages. His myriad adventures include canoeing the Mississippi River from beginning to end, sailing in St. Brendan the Navigator's path across the Atlantic Ocean, and journeying on horseback in Mongolia in search of Gheghis Khan's heritage. He lives in Ireland
  • La Salle: La Salle and the Mississippi River

    Ann Louise Heinrichs

    Library Binding (Compass Point Books, Jan. 1, 2002)
    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 the river, but also all the land whose waters fed into it.
    U
  • Explorers of the Mississippi

    T. Severin

    Hardcover (Routledge and Kegan Paul, Jan. 1, 1967)
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