Marquette and Jolliet: Quest for the Mississippi

by Alexander Zelenyi and Alexander Zelenyj

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In 1673, the partnership of Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit missionary, and Louis Jolliet, a coureur de bois, resulted in the first French expedition down the Mississippi River. The legendary voyage opened up a new frontier for Jesuit missionaries, as well as for the fur traders known as the coureurs de bois. 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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0778724670

ISBN13:9780778724674

Release Date:October 2006

Publisher:Crabtree Classics

Length:32 Pages

Weight:0.43 lbs.

Dimensions:0.1" x 8.3" x 11.0"

Age Range:8 to 11 years

Grade Range:Grades 3 to 6

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Biographies Canadian Children's Children's Books Education & Reference Exploration & Discovery Historical History

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