mississippi river valley

Describes what it was like to travel down the Mississippi River with French explorers Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet. Highlights where they went, why and how they got there, and what went right and wrong. Includes a timeline, fact boxes, a glossary, resources for further information, and color illustrations.

An anthology of Mississippi River lore containing tales, anecdotes, descriptive passages, songs, and bits of history.

A history of the exploration of the Mississippi River, discussing the men who accomplished it.

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.

Discusses the 1993 flood of the Mississippi River, its effects, and how people helped.