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100 1 _aJoutel, Henri,
_d1640?-1735
245 1 0 _aJoutel's Journal of La Salle's Last Voyage, 1684-7
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2021-04-19
508 _adeaurider, 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)
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aLa Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de, 1643-1687
653 _aLouisiana -- History -- To 1803
653 _aMississippi River -- Discovery and exploration
700 1 _aGriffin, Appleton P. C.
_q(Appleton Prentiss Clark),
_d1852-1926
700 1 _aStiles, Henry Reed,
_d1832-1909
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65116
999 _c105939
_d105939