Goodman, Joan E.

Despite all obstacles : La Salle and the conquest of the Mississippi / by Joan Elizabeth Goodman ; illustrated by Tom McNeely. - New York : Mikaya Press, c2001. - 45 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 26 x 27 cm. - A great explorers book .

Includes index.

VOYA October 00,2002 Sch Libr Jnl April 00,2002 BCCB January 00,2002

A biography of the man who explored the St. Lawrence, Ohio, Illinois, and Mississippi rivers, and who claimed America's heartland for King Louis XIV and France.

08-12. 3-7.

1931414017 : $19.95

2001031732


La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de, 1643-1687.


Explorers--Biography.--France


Canada--Discovery and exploration--French.
Mississippi River--Exploration.
Canada--Exploration.

F352 / .G66 2001

973.2/4/092 B 923/.9/44