Project Gutenberg 2008-01-22 Public domain in the USA. 179 Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) 1805 1877 John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott Abbott, John Stevens Cabot The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago Produced by Mark C. Orton, Google Books and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net "The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions" by John S. C. Abbott is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles the explorations of the renowned French explorer Robert de La Salle as he and his companions navigate the uncharted waters and territories of the New World. The narrative emphasizes their encounters with various Indigenous tribes, as well as the challenges and triumphs they experience during their quests for discovery. At the start of the work, Abbott introduces the central figure, Father James Marquette, who undertakes a missionary journey full of adventure and spiritual fulfillment. The opening describes Marquette's determination to traverse the wilderness in search of the Mississippi River, reflecting on the historical significance of these explorations two hundred years prior. It establishes the context of the story by covering the early explorations of French envoys in Canada, emphasizing the relationships between the French and Indigenous peoples while setting the stage for La Salle's later journeys into the heart of America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en New France -- Discovery and exploration La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de, 1643-1687 Mississippi River Valley -- Discovery and exploration F975 Text Category: Adventure Category: History - American Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) 525851 2025-07-10T07:13:11.312726 text/html 521420 2008-01-22T09:02:44 text/html 303412 2025-07-10T07:13:20.550694 application/epub+zip 312475 2025-07-10T07:13:15.212736 application/epub+zip 260138 2025-07-10T07:13:13.859742 application/epub+zip 650059 2025-07-10T07:13:24.579655 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 632722 2025-07-10T07:13:19.639714 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 372330 2022-08-11T08:17:00.932157 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 505845 2025-07-10T07:13:10.401729 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 505499 2008-01-22T09:02:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 505500 2008-01-22T09:02:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22108 2025-07-10T07:13:24.714674 application/rdf+xml 28119 2025-07-10T07:13:14.361737 image/jpeg 5061 2025-07-10T07:13:14.110710 image/jpeg 184632 2008-01-22T09:02:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 180094 2008-01-22T09:02:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 184554 2008-01-22T09:02:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 296665 2025-07-10T07:13:11.352727 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia