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Author:

Binns, Tristan Boyer, 1968-

Title:

Louis Jolliet / Tristan Boyer Binns.

Publisher:

Heinemann Library,

Copyright Date:

c2002

Description:

48 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 27 cm.

Subject:

Joliet, Louis,--1645-1700--Juvenile literature.
Canada--Discovery and exploration--Juvenile literature.
Mississippi River Valley--Discovery and exploration--Juvenile literature.
Canada--History--To 1763 (New France)--Juvenile literature.
Mississippi River Valley--History--To 1803--Juvenile literature.
Explorers--America--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Explorers--France--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Joliet, Louis,--1645-1700.
Explorers.
Mississippi River--Discovery and exploration.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 45) and index.

Contents:

Who was Louis Jolliet? -- Jolliet's beginnings -- Trapping and trading -- Claiming lands in the new world -- Champlain and New France -- "Messipi" -- Marquette adn Jolliet -- Orders to go -- Beginning of the journey -- Mississippi -- Farthest South -- Heading North -- Settling down -- More exploring -- To the Hudson Bay -- Ups and downs -- Labrador expedition -- Jolliet's final years -- Jolliet's legacy -- Maps -- Timeline -- More books to read -- Glossary -- Index.

Summary:

Presents an account of Jolliet's life and explorations and examines their impact on history and the world.

Series:

Groundbreakers

ISBN:

9781588105974
1588105970

LCCN:

2001004032

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

AJPE887 -- Matilda J. Gibson Memorial Library (Creston) — J B Jol

NDPD953 -- Forest City Public Library (Forest City)

SPPE104 -- Independence Public Library (Independence)

MUPB553 -- Whittemore Public Library (Whittemore)