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Author:

Blue, Rose.

Title:

Exploring the Mississippi River Valley / Rose Blue and Corinne J. Naden.

Publisher:

Raintree,

Copyright Date:

c2003

Description:

64 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Mississippi River Valley--Discovery and exploration--Juvenile literature.
Explorers--Mississippi River Valley--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.

Other Authors:

Naden, Corinne J.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.

Contents:

Prologue: who found it? -- Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet: where the river flows (1541) -- Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle: France enters its claim (1682) -- Pierre le Moyne d'Iberville: where the river ends (1697) -- Jean-Baptiste le Moyne de Bienville: the road to New Orleans (1699) -- Henry Rowe Schoolcraft: where the river begins (1832) -- Epilogue: what did they find? -- Important events in the exploration of the Mississippi River Valley -- Important sites along the Mississippi River system.

Series:

Exploring the Americas
Blue, Rose. Exploring the Americas.

ISBN:

9780739849491
0739849492

LCCN:

2002013352

Locations:

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

JRPA532 -- Martelle Public Library and Historical Museum (Martelle) — J 977.01 Blu

AWPD207 -- Osceola Public Library (Osceola)

TMPC492 -- Preston Public Library (Preston)