CONTENTS

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I. [ THE ORIGIN AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE INDIAN RACE ] 3
II. [ SOMETHING ABOUT INDIAN SOCIAL LIFE ] 15
III. [ THE IROQUOIS LEAGUE ] 27
IV. [ ACHIEVEMENTS OF FRENCHMEN IN THE NORTH OF AMERICA ] 45
V. [ JACQUES CARTIER, THE DISCOVERER OF CANADA ] 53
VI. [ JEAN RIBAUT: THE FRENCH AT PORT ROYAL, IN SOUTH CAROLINA ] 67
VII. [ RENÉ DE LAUDONNIÈRE: PLANTING A COLONY ON THE ST. JOHN'S RIVER ] 77
VIII. [ SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN IN NOVA SCOTIA ] 101
IX. [ SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN (continued): THE FRENCH ON THE ST. LAWRENCE AND THE GREAT LAKES ] 119
X. [ JESUIT MISSIONARY PIONEERS ] 147
XI. [ JEAN NICOLLET, LOUIS JOLIET, AND FATHER JACQUES MARQUETTE; THE DISCOVERERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI] 169
XII. [ PIERRE ESPRIT RADISSON AND MÉDARD CHOUART EXPLORE LAKE SUPERIOR ] 187
XIII. [ ROBERT CAVELIER, SIEUR DE LA SALLE, THE FIRST EXPLORER OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI ] 225
XIV. [ LA SALLE AND THE FOUNDING OF LOUISIANA ]
[ [SUPPLEMENT: THE EXECUTION OF HIS PLAN BY BIENVILLE] ] 		261
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XV. [ FATHER LOUIS HENNEPIN ] 289
XVI. [ THE VÉRENDRYES DISCOVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS ] 313
[BOOKS FOR REFERENCE ] 329
[INDEX ]335