SIEUR DE LA SALLE

Sieur de La Salle was a French explorer to the New World. He arrived in Canada in the mid-1600s and earned a reputation as a successful fur trader. But he was not content to simply run a fur-trading business. Like many explorers of his day, La Salle hoped to find a water route to China and the Far East. In this issue, we meet this daring French explorer who became the first European to travel the length of the Mississippi River. Part of his success in finding the river was the remarkable friendship he maintained with the American Indians he met on his journeys. (He learned to speak up to eight Indian dialects!)

Paperback  48 pgs.  Full Color
Suggested for ages: 9-14
Product Code: COB9910