A first book in American history with European beginnings . Robert La Salle. A FIRST BOOK IN AMERICAN HISTORY this; so one day in March, with two canoes, an Indianhunter, and four Frenchmen, he started up the river. It was a fearful journey. Sometimes pushing thecanoes through the drifting ice, sometimes walking over-land for many miles and carrying the canoes on theirshoulders, sometimes in danger from the Iroquois, some-. Bronze Sun-Dial and in January, 1902, on the shores of Green Bay. Undoubtedly of the sev-enteenth century, and probably lost by some French fur trader or miss
A first book in American history with European beginnings . Robert La Salle. A FIRST BOOK IN AMERICAN HISTORY this; so one day in March, with two canoes, an Indianhunter, and four Frenchmen, he started up the river. It was a fearful journey. Sometimes pushing thecanoes through the drifting ice, sometimes walking over-land for many miles and carrying the canoes on theirshoulders, sometimes in danger from the Iroquois, some-. Bronze Sun-Dial and in January, 1902, on the shores of Green Bay. Undoubtedly of the sev-enteenth century, and probably lost by some French fur trader or missionary. times torn by brush and briers through which they madetheir way, the men kept bravely on until they reached theNiagara. By this time all but La Salle were worn out, sohe left his companions at Niagara and took three freshmen in their stead. It was May when he saw before him the walls of Fort146 THE EARLY FRENCH EXPLORERS Frontenac. Here he heard nothing but bad news. Notonly was the Griffon lost, but a ship from France ladenwith La Salles goods had been wrecked. Still the braveleader did not give up. He went to Montreal for the sup-plies he wanted and returned with them to Fort Frontenac. LA SALLE REACHES THE GULF OF MEXICO It would be a long story to tell of the adventures whichbefell La Salle before he again reached his fort on the Illi-nois River. He did reach it, however, the following win-ter. Here he f
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