Bibliograph

Marquette & Jolliet, quest for the Mississippi, Alexander Zelenyj

Type

Label

Marquette & Jolliet, quest for the Mississippi, Alexander Zelenyj

Language

eng

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Intended audience

Interest age level : Ages 9-12

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Marquette & Jolliet

Oclc number

68192269

Responsibility statement

Alexander Zelenyj

Series statement

In the footsteps of explorers

Sub title

quest for the Mississippi

Summary

This exciting new book outlines how Marquette and Jolliet laid the groundwork for further French colonization of the New World, which led to the claiming of the huge territory of Louisiana

Table Of Contents

French explorers -- To the new world! -- New France -- Young adventurers -- Two Frenchmen meet -- In search of the river -- The Mississippi -- Roughing it -- Life on the river -- Native cultures -- After the expedition -- A new frontier -- Lasting legacy -- Glossary and index

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Marquette and JollietQuest for the Mississippi

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