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Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Patricia Galloway Project Director
Elbert R. Hilliard Director
Typeset and layout by Altamese Wash
This volume is available for classroom trials only and may not be sold or reproduced in any manner whatsoever.
© Copyright 1991 Mississippi Department of Archives and History Jackson, Mississippi
Preface..................
Acknowledgements . . . Introduction.............
1.	La Salle's First Indian / Mississippi Valley—16>
2.	Bountiful Provisions frc
3.	La Salle Claims the Mis
4.	"Crocodiles" of the Mis
5.	The Versatile Persimmc
6.	An Arkansas Fable . . .
7.	La Salle Reaches the Gul
8.	Lost Man and Missed Ri
9.	La Salle Searches by Lar
10.	Murder of La Salle—16£
11.	Iberville Explores the Ba
12.	Ship Island Anchorage-
13.	Rattlesnake Bite and Nat
14.	Iberville lands on the Mi
15.	Hunting at Bay St. Louis
16.	Accidental Discovery—1
17.	Frenchmen Discover "Ba