The La Salle Expedition on the Mississippi River: A Lost Manuscript of Nicolas de La Salle de Editor-William Foster; Translator-Johanna S. Warren - 2003-12-15

Texas State Historical Assn, 2003-12-15. Hardcover. Like New/Very Good. 10x7x0. Austin, 2003; brown cloth covered boards; minimal shelf wear; glossy illustrated jacket with mild wear; 4to - over 9 3/4" to 12" tall; interior clean and unmarked; 175 pages.

Fine. 1st printing. Jacket in mylar

Austin, TX: Texas State Historical Association. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Dark tan boards and spine imprinted in gold with title and author. Full number line 5 4 3 2 1. . 175 pages. The La Salle Expedition on the Mississippi River presents the definitive English translation of Nicolas de La Salle's diary account of Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle's 1682 discovery expedition of the Mississippi River from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. This previously unknown manuscript copy was discovered recently in the collection of rare books in the Texas State Archives. It provides the most complete and authoritative account available of this historic North American adventure and territorial claim. By careful cross-document analysis, Foster projects an extended expedition chronology that adds about two weeks to the journey, corrects the date that La Salle's claim was announced, and revises erroneous… Leer más

Hardback. New. This is an English translation of Nicolas de La Salle's diary account of Rene-Robert Caveller, Sleur de La Salle's 1682 discovery expedition of the Mississippi River from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.

Texas State Historical Assn, 2004. Hardcover. New. illustrated edition. 200 pages. 10.00x7.25x0.75 inches.

Texas State Historical Assn, 2003-12-15. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!