A biography of the European explorer whose expeditions led to the building of French settlements at the present-day cities of Montreal and Quebec City in Canada.
Young Sieur de La Salle didn't think twice before leaving the priesthood in France and setting sail for the New World at the age of twenty-two. This book chronicles his success in finding a route to the Pacific Ocean.
Follows the footsteps of Samuel de Champlain in his mission to colonize what would later become Quebec. Illustrations and maps follow his trek from Cape Breton to Cape Cod and the lake that now bears his name.