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LoC No.: 06014765
Title: Joutel's Journal of La Salle's Last Voyage, 1684-7
Note: Reading ease score: 59.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Credits: deaurider, Robert Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Summary: "Joutel's Journal of La Salle's Last Voyage, 1684-7" by Henri Joutel is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The journal chronicles the third and final expedition of the French explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle, detailing the challenges and adventures encountered during the quest to locate the mouth of the Mississippi River. This work serves as an eyewitness narrative, offering insights into early exploration, interactions with Native American tribes, and the hardships faced by the expedition's crew. The opening of the journal sets the stage for the narrative, introducing the author, Henri Joutel, who embarked on the expedition alongside La Salle, motivated by a spirit of adventure and the desire for personal fortune. Joutel outlines the preparations for the voyage, detailing the selection of the crew and the necessary supplies gathered for the journey. He establishes a sense of camaraderie and the challenges ahead, hinting at both the physical and interpersonal conflicts that the group would face as they navigated the vast and largely uncharted territories of North America. The description of La Salle's ambitious plans and the anticipation of the unknown create an engaging atmosphere right from the start, promising a detailed recounting of one of history's significant exploration efforts. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Joutel, Henri, 1640?-1735
Contributor: Griffin, Appleton P. C. (Appleton Prentiss Clark), 1852-1926
Contributor: Stiles, Henry Reed, 1832-1909
EBook No.: 65116
Published: Apr 19, 2021
Downloads: 114
Language: English
Subject: La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de, 1643-1687
Subject: Louisiana -- History -- To 1803
Subject: Mississippi River -- Discovery and exploration
LoCC: North America local history: Canada
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 06014765
Title: Joutel's Journal of La Salle's Last Voyage, 1684-7
Note: Reading ease score: 59.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Credits: deaurider, Robert Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Summary: "Joutel's Journal of La Salle's Last Voyage, 1684-7" by Henri Joutel is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The journal chronicles the third and final expedition of the French explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle, detailing the challenges and adventures encountered during the quest to locate the mouth of the Mississippi River. This work serves as an eyewitness narrative, offering insights into early exploration, interactions with Native American tribes, and the hardships faced by the expedition's crew. The opening of the journal sets the stage for the narrative, introducing the author, Henri Joutel, who embarked on the expedition alongside La Salle, motivated by a spirit of adventure and the desire for personal fortune. Joutel outlines the preparations for the voyage, detailing the selection of the crew and the necessary supplies gathered for the journey. He establishes a sense of camaraderie and the challenges ahead, hinting at both the physical and interpersonal conflicts that the group would face as they navigated the vast and largely uncharted territories of North America. The description of La Salle's ambitious plans and the anticipation of the unknown create an engaging atmosphere right from the start, promising a detailed recounting of one of history's significant exploration efforts. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Joutel, Henri, 1640?-1735
Contributor: Griffin, Appleton P. C. (Appleton Prentiss Clark), 1852-1926
Contributor: Stiles, Henry Reed, 1832-1909
EBook No.: 65116
Published: Apr 19, 2021
Downloads: 114
Language: English
Subject: La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de, 1643-1687
Subject: Louisiana -- History -- To 1803
Subject: Mississippi River -- Discovery and exploration
LoCC: North America local history: Canada
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.