Search Results: Returned 8 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 8
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2001., Mikaya Press Call No: 921 LASALLE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A biography of the man who explored the St. Lawrence, Ohio, Illinois, and Mississippi Rivers, and who claimed America's heartland for King Louis XIV and France.
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c2017., Pre-adolescent, Rosen Publishing Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Spotlight on explorers and colonization.Summary Note: The well-educated son of an Italian family, Verrazzano settled in Dieppe, France, as a young man. This explains why his historic explorations of the coast of eastern North America were undertaken in the name of the French king. During his 1524 journey, Verrazzano recorded a detailed account of the places he visited, one that would prove a key source of information about North America. Readers will also learn about Verrazzano's later journey to Brazil and his final journey, in 1528, which ended tragically when he was killed and eaten by cannibals in the Caribbean.
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c2004., Primary, Abdo Call No: B Car Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Checkerboard biography librarySummary Note: Presents a brief biography of sixteenth-century French navigator who made three voyages to what is today known as Canada, in search of a northwest passage to China, providing information on his life and travels.
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c2007., Mitchell Lane Publishers Call No: B Car Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: A robbie reader.Summary Note: Presents a brief biography of French explorer Jacques Cartier, who was one of the major discoverers of Canada.
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2004., Pre-adolescent, Rosen Central Call No: 921 LA SALLE Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The library of explorers and explorationSummary Note: Profiles the explorer who, upon hearing rumors of the Mississippi River, determined first to find it, then to claim it for France and establish French settlements from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.
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2009., Juvenile, Enslow Publishers Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: "Explores the life of René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, from his childhood to his travels to his death, his discoveries and accomplishments, and his impact on world history"--Provided by publisher.
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1973., Morrow Call No: 92 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A biography of the Italian who explored the Atlantic Coast from Cape Fear to Cape Breton discovering New York and Narragansett bays during his voyages.