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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.
An account of the expedition led by two Frenchmen, a soldier and a priest, to explore the Mississippi River in the late seventeenth century.
A brief biography of the seventeenth-century French explorers who were the first Europeans to locate and chart the Mississippi River.
Richly illustrated with full-color maps, painting, and other relevant images, this series offers a full-bodied portrait of noteworthy explorers and the period in which they lived.
Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet