Exploring the St. Lawrence River region /
Exploring the Saint Lawrence River region St. Lawrence River region
Rose Blue and Corinne J. Naden.
- Chicago : Raintree, c2004.
- 64 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 25 cm.
- Exploring the Americas .
- Blue, Rose. Exploring the Americas. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 63) and index.
Jacques Cartier: down the St. Lawrence (1534-1542) -- Samuel de Champlain: the colony builder (1608, 1609) -- Etienne Brule: on the Great Lakes (1615, 1622) -- Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Masonneuve: founder of Montreal (1642-1645)-- Pierre Gaultier de Varrenes, Sieur de la Verendrye: the great search (1731-1738) -- James Cook: on the waterways of Canada (1759, 1763-67) -- Epilogue: what did they find? -- Important events in the exploration of the St. Lawrence River region.
Describes the adventures and discoveries of early explorers to the St. Lawrence River region, including James Cook, Etienne Brule, Jacques Cartier, and others, and features a glossary, maps, and illustrations.
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