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A biography of the man who explored the St. Lawrence, Ohio, Illinois, and Mississippi rivers, and who claimed America's heartland for King Louis XIV and France.

Describes the achievements and the life of seventeenth-century French explorer Ren?-Robert Cavalier, Sieur de La Salle, who was the first European to travel the entire length of the Mississippi River.

In 1684, wearing his father's faded cap, eleven-year-old Pierre Talon joins explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier on an ill-fated expedition to seek the Mississippi River, but after the expedition falls apart Pierre, deathly ill, is taken in by Hasinai Indians. Includes historical facts.

A brief biography of the seventeenth-century French explorer who traveled the entire length of the Mississippi and took possession of all its surrounding territory for France.

A biography of the French explorer who led the first European expedition to track the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.

Profiles the explorer who, upon hearing rumors of the Mississippi River, determined first to find it, then to claim it for France and establish French settlements from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.

Explores the life of Ren? Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, from his childhood to his travels to his death, his discoveries and accomplishments, and his impact on world history.

Pictures and text describe La Salle's exploration of the Ohio, Illinois, and Mississippi Rivers.

A color-illustrated biography of seventeenth-century French explorer Ren?-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, who became the first European to travel the entire Mississippi River, and whose expeditions led to France's creation of the Louisiana colony.

Illustrations and simple text provide a brief introduction to the life of seventeenth-century Jesuit explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier.