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100 1 $aJohnson, Donald S.,$d1932-
245 10 $aLa Salle :$ba perilous odyssey from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico /$cDonald S. Johnson.
250 $a1st Cooper Square Press ed.
260 $aNew York :$bCooper Square Press :$bDistributed by National Book Network,$c2002.
300 $axxvii, 262 p. :$bill., maps ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 245-248) and index.
505 0 $aIn 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.
600 10 $aLa Salle, Robert Cavelier,$csieur de,$d1643-1687.
651 0 $aMississippi River Valley$xDiscovery and exploration$xFrench.
651 0 $aCanada$xHistory$yTo 1763 (New France)
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776 08 $iOnline version:$aJohnson, Donald S., 1932-$tSalle.$b1st Cooper Square Press ed.$dNew York : Cooper Square Press, 2002$w(OCoLC)609318421
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