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Philip Marchand probes the intriguingly flawed character of La Salle and recounts the history of the Jesuit missionaries, coureurs de bois, fur traders, and soldiers who followed on his heels, and of the Indian nations with whom they came into contact. He also reports on the survivals of this diaspora.Philip Marchand is the author of 'Ghost Empire: How the French Almost Conquered North America', published 2007 under ISBN 9780275994174 and ISBN 0275994171.
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