Despite All Obstacles
La Salle and the Conquest of the Mississippi
Published on 6. October 2001
Book
Hardback
48 pages
978-1-931414-01-2 (ISBN)
Description
The story of one of the great explorations of North America: La Salle's trips against impossible odds beginning in Montreal and down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. Part history, part biography, this is a story of an obstinate and courageous man.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
Canada
Publishing group
Firefly Books Ltd
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Third Grade, Interest Age: From 8 to 13 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 262 mm
Width: 262 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-931414-01-2 (9781931414012)
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Joan Elizabeth Goodman is the author of Beyond the Sea of Ice, and A Long and Uncertain Journey, the first two books in the Great Explorer series. She lives in New York City.
Tom McNeely is one of Canada's leading illustrators and recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Canadian Association of Photographers and Illustrators in Communications. He lives in Toronto.