The Lance, Cross and Canoe —— The Flatboat, Rifle and Plough in the Valley of the Mississippi; The Backwoods Hunter and Settler, the Flatboatman, the Saddle-Bag Parson, the Stump Orator and Lawyer, as the Pioneers of Its Civilization
An Adventurer of Mettle. — Birth and Early Achievements — Explores the Mississippi to its Mouth. — Takes Possession in the Name of France — Fights his Way Back. — Returns to France.