Lasalle, the Mississippi, and the Gulf

by Weddle, Robert S.; Morkovsky, Mary Christine; Galloway, Patricia

• ISBN13: 9781585440191
• ISBN10: 1585440191
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1987-12-01
• Publisher: Texas A & M Univ Pr

Summary

Three centuries after the French explorer La Salle was murdered in the Texas wilds, this volume presents translations of three obscure documents that broaden the view of the man and his exploits. The first non-Spanish effort to settle areas along the Gulf of Mexico is seen from the perspectives of La Salle's engineer; a Spanish pilot who searched for the French colony; and two French lads who, orphaned as a result of the Fort Saint-Louis massacre, lived first among the Texas Indians, then the Spaniards.

Table of Contents

List of Plates	p. vi
List of Tables	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Exploration of the Mississippi
The Minet Relation: Journey by River	p. 17
Voyage Made from Canada Inland Going Southward during the Year 1682	p. 29
The Voyage to the Gulf
Minet's Journal: The Cruise of the Joly	p. 71
Journal of Our Voyage to the Gulf of Mexico	p. 83
The Spanish Search
The Enriquez Barroto Diary: Voyage of the Piraguas	p. 129
The Enriquez Barroto Diary	p. 149
The French Survivors
The Talon Interrogations: A Rare Perspective	p. 209
Voyage to the Mississippi through the Gulf of Mexico	p. 225
Commentaries on the Interrogations
Ethnological Data	p. 259
Natural History	p. 274
Karankawa Linguistic Data	p. 288
Bibliography	p. 303
Contributors	p. 315
Index	p. 317
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