TY  - BOOK
AU  - Blue,Rose
AU  - Naden,Corinne J.
TI  - Exploring the Mississippi River Valley
T2  - Exploring the Americas
SN  - 0739849492
AV  - F351.B58 2003 .B58 2003
U1  - 977/.01 21
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - Raintree
KW  - Explorers
KW  - Mississippi River Valley
KW  - Biography
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - Discovery and exploration
N1  - 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
ER  -