01566cam a2200301 4500 105853641 TxAuBib 20030101120000.0 020819s2003||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2002013352 9780739849491 0739849492 DLC DLC DLC TxAuBib Blue, Rose. Exploring the Mississippi River Valley / Rose Blue and Corinne J. Naden. Chicago : Raintree, 2003. 64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. Exploring the Americas Includes bibliographical references (p. 63) and index. Prologue: who found it? -- Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet: where the river flows (1541) -- Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle: France enters its claim (1682) -- Pierre le Moyne d'Iberville: where the river ends (1697) -- Jean-Baptiste le Moyne de Bienville: the road to New Orleans (1699) -- Henry Rowe Schoolcraft: where the river begins (1832) -- Epilogue: what did they find? -- Important events in the exploration of the Mississippi River Valley -- Important sites along the Mississippi River system. 20030101. Explorers Mississippi River Valley Biography Juvenile literature. Explorers. Mississippi River Valley Discovery and exploration Juvenile literature. Mississippi River Valley Discovery and exploration. Naden, Corinne J. Exploring the Americas.