Journeys of Rene Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle, Vol. 2

Excerpt from The Journeys of Réné Robert Cavelier Sieur De La Salle, Vol. 2: As Related by His Faithful Lieutenant, Henri De Tonty; His Missionary Colleagues, Fathers Zenobius Membré, Louis Hennepin, and Anastasius Douay; His Early Biographer, Father Christian Leclerq; His Trusted Subordinate, Henri Joutel The reputation gained by M. De la Salle, the greatness of his undertaking, the natural curiosity which all men are possessed with, and my acquaintance with his kindred and with several of the inhabitants Of that city who were to bear him company, easily pre vailed with me to make one of the number, and I was admitted as a volunteer. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.