The Adventures of the Chevalier de la Salle and His Companions
by John S. C. Abbott
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1875. Illustrated. A chronicle of the life of Robert de la Salle, explorer and Catholic missionary among to the Indians. Contents: The Enterprise of James Marquette; The First Exploration of the Mississippi River; Marquette's Last Voyage and Death; Life upon the St. Lawrence and the Lakes Two Hundred Years Ago; The Voyage Along the Lakes; The Expedition of Father Hennepin; Life with the Savages; Escape from the Savages; The Abandonment of Fort Crevecoeur; La Salle's Second Exploring Tour; show more The Great Enterprise Accomplished; The Return Voyage; Sea Voyage to the Gulf of Mexico; Lost in the Wilderness; A Trip toward Mexico; The Last Days of La Salle; The Penalty of Crime; and The Close of the Drama. show lessTags
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- Canonical title
- The Adventures of the Chevalier de la Salle and His Companions
- Original title
- The Adventures of the Chevalier de la Salle and His Companions in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago
- Original publication date
- 1875
- People/Characters
- Chevalier de La Salle
- First words
- Nearly three hundred and forty years ago, in April 1541, De Soto, in his adventurous march, discovered the majestic Mississippi, not far from the border of the State of Tennessee.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)In the past history of our country, there are but few names which are entitled to stand so high on its roll of fame, as that of the Chevalier de la Salle.
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