An edition of LA Salle (2003)
La Salle
claiming the Mississippi River for France
By Simone Payment
Publish Date
2004
Publisher
Rosen Pub. Group
Language
eng
Pages
112
Description:
Profiles the explorer who, upon hearing rumors of the Mississippi River, determined first to find it, then to claim it for France and establish French settlements from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.
subjects: French, Discovery and exploration, Juvenile literature, Explorers, Biography, History, La salle, robert cavelier, sieur de, 1643-1687, Explorers, juvenile literature, Mississippi river valley, description and travel, Canada, history, to 1763 (new france), America, discovery and exploration, juvenile literature, America, discovery and exploration
People: Robert Cavelier La Salle sieur de (1643-1687)
Places: America, Canada, France, Mississippi River, Mississippi River Valley
Times: To 1763 (New France), To 1803