John Paul Zronik

Sieur de la Salle: New World Adventurer

'In the Footsteps of Explorers'. Empfohlen 08 bis 11 Jahre. Sprache: Englisch.

kartoniert , 32 Seiten

ISBN 0778724492

EAN 9780778724490

Veröffentlicht Oktober 2005

Verlag/Hersteller Crabtree Publishing Company

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Beschreibung

Hungry for adventure, young Sieur de La Salle didn't think twice before leaving the priesthood in France and setting sail for the New World at the tender age of 22. Young readers will be fascinated by this new book which chronicles his success leading a colony in New France in the late 1600s and his search for an easy route through North America to the Pacific Ocean. A recipe from the period is also included. Topics include - charting the Mississippi and Ohio rivers - encounters with the Iroquois - the building of Fort Frontenac and Fort Crévocoeur - the discovery of the Louisiana basin - poor leadership among his crew - Le Griffon, Amiable, and Belle - the shipwreck of La Belle near Matagorda Bay, Texas - early navigation techniques, such as dead reckoning - survival skills in the uncharted American south - mutiny by the crew Teacher's guide available.