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La Salle was the first European to explore the length of the great Mississippi River. As a result of La Salle's exploration, France was able to claim the entire Mississippi River basin.

6) La Salle

Author

Donaldson-Forbes, Jeff

Series

Famous explorers

Publisher

PowerKids Press

Pub. Date

2002.

Language

English

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Follows the route taken by La Salle, down the Mississippi river to the Gulf of Mexico.

7) La Salle: down the Mississippi

Author

Faber, Harold

Series

Great explorations

Publisher

Benchmark Books

Pub. Date

[2002]

Language

English

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A biography of the French explorer who sailed down the Mississippi River and claimed a vast territory for France.

8) Sieur de La Salle, New World adventurer

Author

Zronik, John Paul

Series

In the footsteps of explorers

Publisher

Crabtree Pub. Co

Pub. Date

[2006]

Language

English

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Young Sieur de La Salle didn't think twice before leaving the priesthood in France and setting sail for the New World at the age of twenty-two. This book chronicles his success in finding a route to the Pacific Ocean.

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1) Sieur de la Salle

2) Jacques Cartier

3) Jacques Cartier

4) Jacques Cartier, Samuel de Champlain, and the explorers of Canada

5) La Salle

6) La Salle

7) La Salle: down the Mississippi

8) Sieur de La Salle, New World adventurer