Travel with the Great Explorers
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This exciting book follows the travels of British explorer Sir John Franklin on his doomed expedition to the Arctic. Presented in an entertaining tabloid style, topics include: the search for a Northwest Passage through the Arctic, life stuck in the ice, contact with the native Inuit, Franklin's disappearance, and the long quest to discover the expedition's fate.
This engaging book follows the travels of French nobleman Sieur de la Salle who expanded the fur trade in North America then called New France and explored the Mississippi River down to the Gulf of Mexico. Historical information and high-interest fact boxes are presented in a tabloid-news style that guides readers through major voyages, explorations, and discoveries. Topics include La Salle s quest for a new trade route to China, life in New France, interactions with the Seneca, the fur trade, sailing down the Mississippi, and La Salle's legacy.
This book follows the adventures of French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, who explored the Great Lakes and helped develop the French fur trade.
This book follows the adventures of French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, who explored the Great Lakes and helped develop the French fur trade.
This engaging book follows the travels of French mapmaker and navigator Samuel de Champlain as he mapped out the St. Lawrence River and the North American Coast. Historical information and high-interest fact boxes are presented in an entertaining tabloid style.
Marquette was a French missionary and Joliet a fur trader and explorer. Together they set out to find the direction and origin of the Mississippi River, ultimately exploring most of the distance between the Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico! Historical information and high-interest fact boxes are presented in an appealing tabloid style that guides readers through major voyages, explorations, and discoveries.