Rencontres Sur Le Mississipi, 1682-1763
| AUTHOR | Hawthorne, Margaret; Buzhardt, Gail Alexander |
| PUBLISHER | University Press of Mississippi (09/01/1993) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
This supplementary French-language reader provides teachers and students with authentic historical documents describing the French exploration and settlement of the lower Mississippi Valley in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. More than a hundred selections of varying lengths and in a range of difficulty from intermediate to advanced provide lively subject matter, including French and Indian diplomacy and wars, the earliest appearance of Africans in the Mississippi Valley, and some of the first European observations of the natural history of the region. Each selection includes an English introduction, marginal vocabulary, and French study questions. The book is generously illustrated with contemporary engravings and woodcuts. Developed with the advice of classroom teachers from secondary schools and colleges, Rencontres sur le Mississipi, 1682-1763 offers the creative teacher an opportunity to anchor the language-learning experience in historical texts to the natural environment and geography already familiar to students.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780878056651
ISBN-10:
0878056653
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
French
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Page Count:
262
Carton Quantity:
30
Product Dimensions:
6.26 x 0.84 x 9.20 inches
Weight:
1.23 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Dust Cover,
Maps,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
History | United States - State & Local - General
History | European - General
Grade Level:
8th Grade
- 12th Grade
Dewey Decimal:
975.202
Library of Congress Control Number:
93014053
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This supplementary French-language reader provides teachers and students with authentic historical documents describing the French exploration and settlement of the lower Mississippi Valley in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. More than a hundred selections of varying lengths and in a range of difficulty from intermediate to advanced provide lively subject matter, including French and Indian diplomacy and wars, the earliest appearance of Africans in the Mississippi Valley, and some of the first European observations of the natural history of the region. Each selection includes an English introduction, marginal vocabulary, and French study questions. The book is generously illustrated with contemporary engravings and woodcuts. Developed with the advice of classroom teachers from secondary schools and colleges, Rencontres sur le Mississipi, 1682-1763 offers the creative teacher an opportunity to anchor the language-learning experience in historical texts to the natural environment and geography already familiar to students.
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