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Robert De La Salle
Samuel Willard Crompton
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Description for Robert De La Salle
La Salle is one of the best-known but least-understood explorers of human history. Celebrated for following the Mississippi to its mouth in Louisiana, he was berated for failing to relocate that same area when he came by sea. This title describes the man whose journeys encouraged explorers from other European nations to survey the southeastern US. Series: Great Explorers. Num Pages: 112 pages, full-colour & black-&-white photographs & maps, sidebars, chronology & timeline, bibliogr. BIC Classification: BGH; RGR; YQH. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 386.
La Salle is one of the best-known but least-understood explorers of human history. Celebrated for following the Mississippi to its mouth in present-day Louisiana, he was also berated for failing to relocate that same area when he came by sea. Justly known as the greatest of the canoe-carrying and paddle-wielding Frenchmen of his time, he was a failure when it came to colonization and conquest. There was greatness within him, including a powerful will to succeed, but there was also sheer stubbornness, which cost him when he attempted to create a French colony in what is now Texas. In ""Robert ... Read more
La Salle is one of the best-known but least-understood explorers of human history. Celebrated for following the Mississippi to its mouth in present-day Louisiana, he was also berated for failing to relocate that same area when he came by sea. Justly known as the greatest of the canoe-carrying and paddle-wielding Frenchmen of his time, he was a failure when it came to colonization and conquest. There was greatness within him, including a powerful will to succeed, but there was also sheer stubbornness, which cost him when he attempted to create a French colony in what is now Texas. In ""Robert ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Series
Great Explorers
Number of Pages
112
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Broomall, United States
ISBN
9781604134193
SKU
V9781604134193
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About Samuel Willard Crompton
Samuel Willard Crompton lives near the Berkshire Hills of his native western Massachusetts. His interest in the American West began in his 20s, and he has contributed sections on explorers and exploration to a number of works, including the American National Biography and the Atlas of Exploration. He teaches history at Westfield State College and Holyoke Community College.
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