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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Champlain Champlain Mary Beacock Fryer Samuel de Champlain has long been known as the founder of Quebec and as a tireless explorer. His efforts to establish a colony encountered setbacks in France, and since he was not of the nobility, he… OL20906432W
The travels of Sieur de La Salle The travels of Sieur de La Salle Bergen Describes La Salle's exploration of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Louisiana Territory. OL20947084W
Jacques Cartier Jacques Cartier Kristin Petrie Brief text describes the life and travels of the sixteenth-century French navigator who made three voyages to what is today known as Canada, in search of a northwest passage to China. OL5825984W
Jacques Cartier Jacques Cartier Jeff Donaldson-Forbes Follows the travels of the explorer Cartier, who is credited with securing Canada for France. OL7795636W
La Salle La Salle Ann Heinrichs A biography of the seventeenth-century French explorer who was the first European to travel the entire length of the Mississippi River, claiming for France not only the river, but also all the land w… OL8479899W