About the Book
This book consists of articles from Wikia or other free sources online. Pages: 58. Chapters: France, Great Britain, Pirates, Spain, The Netherlands, Belle Isle, Charlesfort, Fort-de-France, Fort Caroline, Grenville, Irish Point, Jaqueme, Leogane, Orleans, Pensacola, Pointe-a-Pitre, Port-de-Paix, Port St. Joe, Roseau, San Marcos, St. Augustine, Tampa, Vieux Fort, Ambergris, Bartica, Basseterre, Belize, Bluefields, Bridgetown, Cayenne, Charlestown, Georgetown, Island Harbour, Jenny Bay, Les Hattes, Nassau, Port Royal, Puerto Cabezas, Rosignol, Spanish Town, St. John's, Turtling Bay, West End, France, Great Britain, Pirates, Spain, The Netherlands, Black Point, Cabo Raphael, Carbaneras, De L'isle, Golden Lake, Guanica, Harbour Island, Iguana, Jacob's Clock, La Isabela, Marsh Harbour, Matthew Town, Morgan's Bluff, Orange Sail Pirates, Pirates, Pirate Hunter, Ruddy Cove, Sabanqui, Santa Clara, Tortuga, Turpitude, Barilla, Campeche, Caracas, Cartagena, Gibara, Havana, Port-of-Spain, Portobelo, Puerta de Plata, Puerto del Principe, Santiago, Santo Domingo, San Juan, Sisal, Tampico, Trinidad, Vera Cruz, Villa Hermosa, Bonaire, Oranjestad, Somerset. Excerpt: Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, or Robert de LaSalle (November 22, 1643 March 19, 1687) was a French explorer. He explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, the Mississippi River, and the Gulf of Mexico. La Salle claimed the entire Mississippi basin for France. In addition he claimed Texas for France, a claim that was not settled until after the Louisiana Purchase was sold to the United States. Spain traded her claim on Florida for the former French claim on Texas setting the border where Texas and Louisiana meet. Robert de La Salle's expedition to Texas is famous for its blunders and many disasters. First the expedition lost their supply ship to Spanish privateers. Missing the mouth of the Mississippi by a wide margin the expedition found itself at Matagorda Bay, Texas in 1686....
