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La Salle Sailed for New World but Perished on Gulf Coast
In a HISTORY Scrapbook item, the narrative recounts René-Réal Broad La Salle leading a four-ship expedition to the Mississippi River area and toward a French colony at its mouth. Illness and navigational errors crippled the voyage near Florida before reaching the Gulf, and La Salle later died amid hardship. The piece notes his enduring influence on exploration and his aim to establish a French presence at the river’s mouth.
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