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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 and the Gulf of Mexico. He set out from France with four ships but never reached...more
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Published October 31st 2000 by Modern Library (first published 1869)
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Smith Nickerson
Jun 21, 2011 Smith Nickerson rated it 3 of 5 stars  ·  review of another edition
Really not too sure how to rate. Found the archaic language to be fun and challenging. Best to get a map of the eastern Mississippi watershed to follow some of his journeys.

Blind ambition, exploitation and greed. Does not end well for La Salle.
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