La Salle and the discovery of the great West /
"Rene-Robert Cavelier de La Salle (1643-1687), one of the most legendary explorers of the New World, is best known for claiming the entire Louisiana Territory for France in 1682. Two years later, he was given the order to colonize and govern the great expanse of territory between Lake Michigan...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Modern Library,
1999.
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| Edition: | Modern Library paperback ed. |
| Series: | Modern Library exploration
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