380. Marquette’s Final Journey

February 05, 2025
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In 1675, Father Marquette traveled westward one last time at the age of 37 to explore and map the northern portion of the Mississippi River Valley.

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Librivox: France and England in North America by Francis Parkman, Jr. (1823-93) La Salle, Discovery of The Great West, Chapter V, The Discovery of the Mississippi (1672-1675), read by L. Trask.

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