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Explore with Marquette and Jolliet
Marquette was a French missionary and Joliet a fur trader and explorer. Together they set out to find the direction and origin of the Mississippi River, ultimately exploring most of the distance between the Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico! Historical information and high-interest fact boxes are presented in an appealing tabloid style that guides readers through major voyages, explorations, and discoveries. Topics include why the French wanted to explore North America, the fur trade, meetings with local peoples such as the Illinois and Mascouten, relations between France and Spain in the Americas, and what became of the two men after their journey.\"--Provided by publisher.
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Jolliet and Marquette
Often viewed in isolation, the Jolliet and Marquette expedition in
fact took place against a sprawling backdrop that encompassed
everything from ancient Native American cities to French colonial
machinations. Mark Walczynski draws on a wealth of original
research to place the explorers and their journey within
seventeenth-century North America. His account takes readers among
the region's diverse Native American peoples and into a vanished
natural world of treacherous waterways and native flora and fauna.
Walczynski also charts the little-known exploits of the
French-Canadian officials, explorers, traders, soldiers, and
missionaries who created the political and religious environment
that formed Jolliet and Marquette and shaped European colonization
of the heartland.
A multifaceted voyage into the past, Jolliet and
Marquette expands and updates the oft-told story of a pivotal
event in American history.
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A River Trip Through America!
\"We know about the Mississippi River. It flows 2,350 miles (3,782 km) through the United States. But the river remained a mystery in 1600s. Explorers didn’t even know where it ended. Two men helped change that 350 years ago!\" (News-O-Matic) Learn how Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette explored the Mississippi River.
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Who's on First? Jolliet, Marquette
\"In many ways, the names Marquette and Jolliet are synonymous with Chicago. And they should be...\" (Chicago Tribune) Read about explorers Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette and their contributions to Chicago, Illinois.
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In the Footsteps of Explorers Series
Hogan reviews Antoine de La Mothe Cadillac: French Settlements at Detroit and Louisiana by Anders Knudsen; Jacques Cartier: Exploring the St Lawrence River by Jennifer Lackey; Hernando Cortes: Spanish Invader of Mexico by John Zronik; Henry, The Navigator: Prince of Portuguese Exploration by Lisa Ariganello; Marquette & Jolliet: Quest for the Mississippi by Alexander Zelenyj; and Roald Amundsen: The Conquest of the South Pole by Julie Karner.
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