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November 22 Birthday: Sieur De La Salle

Anne — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:18:23 +0000

Sieur De La Salle a.k.a. Rene-Robert Cavelier, explorer

Nov. 22, 1643-Mar. 20, 1687

Despite All Obstacles: LaSalle and the Conquest of the Mississippi by Joan Elizabeth Goodman, illustrated by Tom McNeely (Mikaya Press, 2001)

Follow La Salle from his birth in France through his Mississippi adventures through a text filled with excerpts from letters, diaries and journals.

The Handbook of Texas Online provides a biographical sketch of La Salle.

October 24 Birthday: Alexandra David-Neel

Anne — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 13:50:35 +0000

Alexandra David-Neel, explorer

Oct. 24, 1868-Sept. 8, 1969

Far Beyond the Gate: Alexandra David-Neel’s Journey to Lhasa by Don Brown (Houghton Mifflin, 2002)

David-Neel did not represent the norm. This intrepid Victorian traveler and opera singer gloried in journeying to remote parts of the world. She became and the first Western woman to enter Lhasa, Tibet in 1924.

Alexandra David-Neel’s bio on Wikipedia offers additional info.

August 18 Birthday: Meriwether Lewis

Anne — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:51:38 +0000

Meriwether Lewis, explorer

Aug. 18, 1774-Oct. 11, 1809

A Picture Book Biography of Lewis and Clark by David A. Adler, illustrated by Ronald Himler (Holiday House, 2003)

The spirit of adventure is captured in this book about Lewis and Clark’s most celebrated journey-the expedition of the West.

Visit Discovering Lewis & Clark, an online “hyperhistory in progress” and retrace the steps of these explorers and more