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CHAPTER XVI.. 1716-1761.

A Half-Century of Conflict - Volume Ii · Francis Parkman — chapter 1 of 20 · ~43 words · public domain

1716-1761.

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The Western Sea.--Schemes for reaching it.--Journey of Charlevoix.--The Sioux Mission.--Varennes de la Vérendrye.--His Enterprise.--His Disasters.--Visits the Mandans.--His Sons.--Their Search for the Western Sea.--Their Adventures.--The Snake Indians.--A Great War-Party.--The Rocky Mountains.--A Panic.--Return of the Brothers.--Their Wrongs and their Fate.

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