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The last voyageurs : retracing La Salle's journey across America : sixteen teenagers on the adventure of a lifetime / Lorraine Boissoneault.
In 1976, America's bicentennial, 24 young men set out to re-create French explorer La Salle's voyage down the entire length of the Mississippi River, abandoning their modern identities in order to live like the voyageurs of the 1600s.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781605989761
- ISBN: 1605989762
- ISBN: 9781681774138
- ISBN: 1681774135
- Physical Description: xii, 275 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Pegasus books edition.
- Publisher: New York : Pegasus Books, 2016.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Make no little plans -- Reconstructing the past -- The life of a voyageur -- The bonds of brotherhood -- Stuck between two worlds -- No trails but the waterways themselves -- Trapped at death's door -- "The beginning of our hardships" -- The most dangerous product the intellect has concocted -- Parallel voyages -- The green buoy. |
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| Genre: | Nonfiction. History. History. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Public Library | 917.704 BOI (Text) | 000156409 | Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/01/2024 |