Exploring the Mississippi River Valley /
Blue, Rose.
Exploring the Mississippi River Valley / Rose Blue and Corinne J. Naden. - Chicago : Raintree, c2003. - 64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. - Exploring the Americas . - Blue, Rose. Exploring the Americas. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 63) and index.
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.
0739849492
2002013352
Explorers--Mississippi River Valley--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Explorers.
Mississippi River Valley--Discovery and exploration--Juvenile literature.
Mississippi River Valley--Discovery and exploration.
F351.B58 2003 / .B58 2003
977/.01
Exploring the Mississippi River Valley / Rose Blue and Corinne J. Naden. - Chicago : Raintree, c2003. - 64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. - Exploring the Americas . - Blue, Rose. Exploring the Americas. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 63) and index.
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.
0739849492
2002013352
Explorers--Mississippi River Valley--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Explorers.
Mississippi River Valley--Discovery and exploration--Juvenile literature.
Mississippi River Valley--Discovery and exploration.
F351.B58 2003 / .B58 2003
977/.01