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.