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Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet, explorers of the Mississippi, Tanya Larkin

Label
Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet, explorers of the Mississippi, Tanya Larkin
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 109) and index
resource.biographical
collective biography
Illustrations
mapsillustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
53115516
Responsibility statement
Tanya Larkin
Sub title
explorers of the Mississippi
Summary
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
Table Of Contents
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
Target audience
adolescent
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