The La Salle expedition to Texas : the journal of Henri Joutel, 1684-1687
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The La Salle expedition to Texas : the journal of Henri Joutel, 1684-1687
Texas State Historical Association, c1998
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Translation of the version of Henri Joutel's journal found in v. 3 of Pierre Margry's compilation, Découvertes et établissements des Français dans l'ouest et dans le sud de l'Amérique septentrionale, 1614-1754
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Written from detailed notes taken during this historic journey, Joutel's journal is the most comprehensive and authoritative account available of this dramatic story of adventure and misadventure in Texas. Joutel, who served as post commander for La Salle, describes in accurate and colorful detail the daily experiences and precise route La Salle's party followed in 1687 from the Texas coast to the Mississippi River. By carefully comparing Joutel's compass directions and detailed descriptions to maps and geographic locations, Foster has established where La Salle was murdered by his men, and has corrected many erroneous geographic interpretations made by French and American scholars during the past century.
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