PATHFINDERS OF
THE GREAT PLAINS

A Chronicle of La Vérendrye and his Sons

BY

LAWRENCE J. BURPEE

TORONTO
GLASGOW, BROOK & COMPANY
1914

Copyright in all Countries subscribing to
the Berne Convention

CONTENTS

Page
I. [EARLY SERVICE]1
II. [FIRST ATTEMPT AT EXPLORATION]20
III. [ACROSS THE PLAINS]44
IV. [THE MANDAN INDIANS]55
V. [THE DISCOVERY OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS]72
VI. [LA VÉRENDRYES' LATTER DAYS]92
[BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE]113
[INDEX]115

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