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May 28, 2019 Leave a Comment

Parkman Vol. 3, Chapter 25

Galveston Bay and the mouth of the Mississippi differ little in latitude, though separated by about five and a half degrees of longitude.Previously

May 21, 2019 Leave a Comment

Parkman Vol. 3, Chapter 24

At length they entered the Gulf of Mexico, that forbidden sea whence by a Spanish decree, dating from the reign of Philip II., all foreigners were

April 30, 2019 Leave a Comment

Parkman Vol. 3, Chapter 23

He now proposes to return by way of the Gulf of Mexico and the mouth of the Mississippi to the countries he has discovered.Previously in The

March 11, 2013 Leave a Comment

Women Arrive in Louisiana

Today's installment concludes First French Colony in the Louisiana Area,our selection from A History of Louisiana by Charles E.A. Gayarré published

March 10, 2013 Leave a Comment

Bienville Expands to Biloxi Area

The distance between the Mississippi and Biloxi was not so easily overcome in those days as in ours, and the means which the two brothers had of

March 9, 2013 Leave a Comment

Louisiana’s First Settlement Organized

Sauvolle had been appointed by the King governor of Louisiana; Bienville, lieutenant-governor; and Boisbriant, commander of the fort at Biloxi, with

March 8, 2013 Leave a Comment

French Establishes First Colony Near Mississippi

A few huts having been erected round the fort, the settlers began to clear the land, in order to bring it into cultivation.Continuing First French

March 7, 2013 Leave a Comment

First French Colony in the Louisiana Area

This series has five easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: French Arrive at Mouth of Mississippi River.IntroductionNothing in

January 11, 2013 3 Comments

Vicksburg Surrenders

Today's installment concludes Fall of Vicksburg,our selection from A Campaign Life of U. S. Grant by Charles A. Dana and by James H. Wilson

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