Laura M Chmielewski

Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet

Exploration, Encounter, and the French New World

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In 1673, two French explorers - Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit missionary, and Louis Jolliet, a fur trapper and trader - embarked on a journey of exploration in the center of the American continent, becoming the first Europeans to travel the Mississippi River and its environs. A century before Lewis and Clark, their voyage took place at a time when many European countries were struggling for power in North America, and native peoples and Europeans were encountering and relating to one another in complex and varied ways. In this concise narrative, Laura Chmielewski shows how the lives of these two very different men reveal the world of early America. Combining a fascinating story of exploration and encounter with the insights derived from recent historical scholarship, this book introduces students to the varying goals of Europeans colonists, the contributions and activities of Native Americans, and early North American history beyond the conventional narrative of the eastern British colonies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. November 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 150mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 299g
• ISBN-13: 9781138814585
• ISBN-10: 113881458X
• Artikelnr.: 48810659

Autorenporträt

Laura M. Chmielewski

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: The Seventeenth Century: An Era that Craved Exploration
Chapter 2: French and Colonial
Chapter 3: Searching for Answers, Spreading a Faith
Chapter 4: Encountering Europeans: Native Americans and Newcomers in the
Late-Seventeenth Century Mississippi Valley
Chapter 5: Brief Expedition, Many Consequences
Conclusion: Colonial History and Contemporary Consequence