Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet - Exploration, Encounter, and the French New World

List of contents

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

About the author

Laura M. Chmielewski

Summary

In this succinct dual biography, Laura Chmielewski demonstrates how the lives of two French explorers – Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit missionary, and Louis Jolliet, a fur trapper – reveal the diverse world of early America. Following the explorers' epic journey through the center of the American continent, Marquette and Jolliet combines a story of discovery and encounter with the insights derived from recent historical scholarship. The story provides perspective on the different methods and goals of colonization and the role of Native Americans as active participants in this complex and uneven process.

Product details

• Authors: Chmielewski, Laura M. Chmielewski, Laura M. (Suny Purchase College Chmielewski, University Laura M (State University Chmielewski, Chmielewski Laura M.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.11.2017
• EAN: 9781138814561
• ISBN: 978-1-138-81456-1
• No. of pages: 196
• Series: Routledge Historical Americans; Routledge Historical Americans
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), HISTORY / General, North America, HISTORY / Europe / France, HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century, HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), HISTORY / North America, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, Geographical discovery & exploration, maritime history, Colonialism & imperialism, Colonialism and imperialism, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History of the Americas, History and Archaeology, C 1600 To C 1700