Discovery and Exploration of the Mississippi Valley
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John Gilmary Shea
"It has long been a desideratum to have in English the early narratives, of the discovery and exploration of the Mississippi. Marquette's map and voyage have indeed appeared, but the narrative varies in no small degree from the authentic manuscript, and the map is not at all a copy of that still preserved, as it came from the hand of the great explorer. These published from original manuscripts, and accompanied by the narratives of the missionaries in La Salle's expedition, are now first presented in an accessible shape, and complete the annals of the exploration.
The life of Marquette, and the history of the exploration itself, are the result of many years study of the early Spanish and French authorities, both printed and manuscript, some of which have never before been consulted." - Summary by the Author (11 hr 59 min)
Chapters
Bibliographical Notice of the 'Etablissement de la Foi' of Father Christian le …
18:19
Read by TriciaG
Pt 1 Narrative of the First Attempt by M. Cavelier de la Salle to Explore the M…
18:42
Read by Davida George
Pt 2 Narrative of the First Attempt by M. Cavelier de la Salle to Explore the M…
15:08
Read by Davida George
Pt 1 Narrative of a Voyage to the Upper Mississippi, by Father Louis Hennepin
38:29
Read by Patrick McHaffie
Pt 2 Narrative of a Voyage to the Upper Mississippi, by Father Louis Hennepin
32:35
Read by Patrick McHaffie
Pt 3 Narrative of a Voyage to the Upper Mississippi, by Father Louis Hennepin
27:47
Read by Patrick McHaffie