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These published from original manuscripts, and accompanied by the narratives of the missionaries in La Salle's expedition, are now first presented in an accessible shape, and complete the annals of the exploration.The life of Marquette, and the history of the exploration itself, are the result of many years study of the early Spanish and French authorities, both printed and manuscript, some of which have never before been consulted." - Summary by the Author]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/7047071/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>Books</category><copyright>Copyright Early Modern Genre</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1d2318fb2e76edd18f2a6703ac2a26b8.jpg</url><title>Discovery and Exploration of the Mississippi Valley</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/discovery-and-exploration-of-the-mississippi-valley--7047071</link></image><lastBuildDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:29:53 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>John Gilmary Shea</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Early Modern Genre</itunes:name><itunes:email>spreaker50@podcastlibrary.org</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1d2318fb2e76edd18f2a6703ac2a26b8.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>"It has long been a desideratum to have in English the early narratives, of the discovery and exploration of the Mississippi. 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These published from original manuscripts, and accompanied by the narratives of the missionaries in La Salle's expedition, are now first presented in an accessible shape, and complete the annals of the exploration.The life of Marquette, and the history of the exploration itself, are the result of many years study of the early Spanish and French authorities, both printed and manuscript, some of which have never before been consulted." - Summary by the Author]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Arts"><itunes:category text="Books"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="History"/><itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"/><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><podcast:guid>e19fec52-ea6c-5185-a74e-9e01306c7ad8</podcast:guid><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><item><title>Dirge of the Sea-Children, and Other Poems-Kenneth Rand</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/dirge-of-the-sea-children-and-other-poems-kenneth-rand--74159939</link><description><![CDATA[It has long been a desideratum to have in English the early narratives, of the discovery and exploration of the Mississippi. 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These published from original manuscripts, and accompanied by the narratives of the missionaries in La Salle's expedition, are now first presented in an accessible shape, and complete the annals of the exploration.The life of Marquette, and the history of the exploration itself, are the result of many years study of the early Spanish and French authorities, both printed and manuscript, some of which have never before been consulted." - Summary by the Author]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74159939</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:02:53 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74159939/dirge_of_the_sea_children_and_other_poems_kenneth_rand.mp3" length="70459995" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>John Gilmary Shea</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>It has long been a desideratum to have in English the early narratives, of the discovery and exploration of the Mississippi. 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These published from original manuscripts, and accompanied by the narratives of the missionaries in La Salle's expedition, are now first presented in an accessible shape, and complete the annals of the exploration.The life of Marquette, and the history of the exploration itself, are the result of many years study of the early Spanish and French authorities, both printed and manuscript, some of which have never before been consulted." - Summary by the Author]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8799</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1d2318fb2e76edd18f2a6703ac2a26b8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cossacks Their History and Country-William Penn Cresson</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cossacks-their-history-and-country-william-penn-cresson--74111749</link><description><![CDATA[It has long been a desideratum to have in English the early narratives, of the discovery and exploration of the Mississippi. 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These published from original manuscripts, and accompanied by the narratives of the missionaries in La Salle's expedition, are now first presented in an accessible shape, and complete the annals of the exploration.The life of Marquette, and the history of the exploration itself, are the result of many years study of the early Spanish and French authorities, both printed and manuscript, some of which have never before been consulted." - Summary by the Author]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74111749</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:03:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74111749/cossacks_their_history_and_country_william_penn_cresson.mp3" length="188981166" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>John Gilmary Shea</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>It has long been a desideratum to have in English the early narratives, of the discovery and exploration of the Mississippi. 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These published from original manuscripts, and accompanied by the narratives of the missionaries in La Salle's expedition, are now first presented in an accessible shape, and complete the annals of the exploration.The life of Marquette, and the history of the exploration itself, are the result of many years study of the early Spanish and French authorities, both printed and manuscript, some of which have never before been consulted." - Summary by the Author]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>23599</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1d2318fb2e76edd18f2a6703ac2a26b8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Audubon's Western Journal 1849-1850-John Woodhouse Audubon</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/audubon-s-western-journal-1849-1850-john-woodhouse-audubon--74076722</link><description><![CDATA[It has long been a desideratum to have in English the early narratives, of the discovery and exploration of the Mississippi. 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These published from original manuscripts, and accompanied by the narratives of the missionaries in La Salle's expedition, are now first presented in an accessible shape, and complete the annals of the exploration.The life of Marquette, and the history of the exploration itself, are the result of many years study of the early Spanish and French authorities, both printed and manuscript, some of which have never before been consulted." - Summary by the Author]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>19711</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1d2318fb2e76edd18f2a6703ac2a26b8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Indians in Wisconsin's History-John M. 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These published from original manuscripts, and accompanied by the narratives of the missionaries in La Salle's expedition, are now first presented in an accessible shape, and complete the annals of the exploration.The life of Marquette, and the history of the exploration itself, are the result of many years study of the early Spanish and French authorities, both printed and manuscript, some of which have never before been consulted." - Summary by the Author]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5529</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1d2318fb2e76edd18f2a6703ac2a26b8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Dymer-C. S. 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These published from original manuscripts, and accompanied by the narratives of the missionaries in La Salle's expedition, are now first presented in an accessible shape, and complete the annals of the exploration.The life of Marquette, and the history of the exploration itself, are the result of many years study of the early Spanish and French authorities, both printed and manuscript, some of which have never before been consulted." - Summary by the Author]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7374</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1d2318fb2e76edd18f2a6703ac2a26b8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Itinerary of John Leland in or About the Years 1535-1543-John Leland</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/itinerary-of-john-leland-in-or-about-the-years-1535-1543-john-leland--73932957</link><description><![CDATA[It has long been a desideratum to have in English the early narratives, of the discovery and exploration of the Mississippi. Marquette's map and voyage have indeed appeared, but the narrative varies in no small degree from the authentic manuscript, and the map is not at all a copy of that still preserved, as it came from the hand of the great explorer. These published from original manuscripts, and accompanied by the narratives of the missionaries in La Salle's expedition, are now first presented in an accessible shape, and complete the annals of the exploration.The life of Marquette, and the history of the exploration itself, are the result of many years study of the early Spanish and French authorities, both printed and manuscript, some of which have never before been consulted." - Summary by the Author]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73932957</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:03:34 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73932957/itinerary_of_john_leland_in_or_about_the_years_1535_1543_john_leland.mp3" length="58572767" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>John Gilmary Shea</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>It has long been a desideratum to have in English the early narratives, of the discovery and exploration of the Mississippi. 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These published from original manuscripts, and accompanied by the narratives of the missionaries in La Salle's expedition, are now first presented in an accessible shape, and complete the annals of the exploration.The life of Marquette, and the history of the exploration itself, are the result of many years study of the early Spanish and French authorities, both printed and manuscript, some of which have never before been consulted." - Summary by the Author]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7314</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1d2318fb2e76edd18f2a6703ac2a26b8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Bacteria in Daily Life-Grace Coleridge Frankland</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/bacteria-in-daily-life-grace-coleridge-frankland--73890396</link><description><![CDATA[It has long been a desideratum to have in English the early narratives, of the discovery and exploration of the Mississippi. 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These published from original manuscripts, and accompanied by the narratives of the missionaries in La Salle's expedition, are now first presented in an accessible shape, and complete the annals of the exploration.The life of Marquette, and the history of the exploration itself, are the result of many years study of the early Spanish and French authorities, both printed and manuscript, some of which have never before been consulted." - Summary by the Author]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73890396</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:03:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73890396/bacteria_in_daily_life_grace_coleridge_frankland.mp3" length="137514004" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>John Gilmary Shea</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>It has long been a desideratum to have in English the early narratives, of the discovery and exploration of the Mississippi. 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These published from original manuscripts, and accompanied by the narratives of the missionaries in La Salle's expedition, are now first presented in an accessible shape, and complete the annals of the exploration.The life of Marquette, and the history of the exploration itself, are the result of many years study of the early Spanish and French authorities, both printed and manuscript, some of which have never before been consulted." - Summary by the Author]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>17172</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1d2318fb2e76edd18f2a6703ac2a26b8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Side-lights of Nature in Quill and Crayon-Tickner Edwardes</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/side-lights-of-nature-in-quill-and-crayon-tickner-edwardes--73854851</link><description><![CDATA[It has long been a desideratum to have in English the early narratives, of the discovery and exploration of the Mississippi. 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These published from original manuscripts, and accompanied by the narratives of the missionaries in La Salle's expedition, are now first presented in an accessible shape, and complete the annals of the exploration.The life of Marquette, and the history of the exploration itself, are the result of many years study of the early Spanish and French authorities, both printed and manuscript, some of which have never before been consulted." - Summary by the Author]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73854851</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:04:26 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73854851/side_lights_of_nature_in_quill_and_crayon_tickner_edwardes.mp3" length="114506595" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>John Gilmary Shea</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>It has long been a desideratum to have in English the early narratives, of the discovery and exploration of the Mississippi. 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These published from original manuscripts, and accompanied by the narratives of the missionaries in La Salle's expedition, are now first presented in an accessible shape, and complete the annals of the exploration.The life of Marquette, and the history of the exploration itself, are the result of many years study of the early Spanish and French authorities, both printed and manuscript, some of which have never before been consulted." - Summary by the Author]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>14299</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1d2318fb2e76edd18f2a6703ac2a26b8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>History of King Lear-Nahum Tate</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/history-of-king-lear-nahum-tate--73803363</link><description><![CDATA[It has long been a desideratum to have in English the early narratives, of the discovery and exploration of the Mississippi. Marquette's map and voyage have indeed appeared, but the narrative varies in no small degree from the authentic manuscript, and the map is not at all a copy of that still preserved, as it came from the hand of the great explorer. These published from original manuscripts, and accompanied by the narratives of the missionaries in La Salle's expedition, are now first presented in an accessible shape, and complete the annals of the exploration.The life of Marquette, and the history of the exploration itself, are the result of many years study of the early Spanish and French authorities, both printed and manuscript, some of which have never before been consulted." - Summary by the Author]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73803363</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:06:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73803363/history_of_king_lear_nahum_tate.mp3" length="76325858" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>John Gilmary Shea</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>It has long been a desideratum to have in English the early narratives, of the discovery and exploration of the Mississippi. 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These published from original manuscripts, and accompanied by the narratives of the missionaries in La Salle's expedition, are now first presented in an accessible shape, and complete the annals of the exploration.The life of Marquette, and the history of the exploration itself, are the result of many years study of the early Spanish and French authorities, both printed and manuscript, some of which have never before been consulted." - Summary by the Author]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>9531</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1d2318fb2e76edd18f2a6703ac2a26b8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Canadians of Old-Philippe Aubert de Gaspé</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/canadians-of-old-philippe-aubert-de-gaspe--73772226</link><description><![CDATA[It has long been a desideratum to have in English the early narratives, of the discovery and exploration of the Mississippi. 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These published from original manuscripts, and accompanied by the narratives of the missionaries in La Salle's expedition, are now first presented in an accessible shape, and complete the annals of the exploration.The life of Marquette, and the history of the exploration itself, are the result of many years study of the early Spanish and French authorities, both printed and manuscript, some of which have never before been consulted." - Summary by the Author]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73772226</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:32:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73772226/canadians_of_old_philippe_aubert_de_gaspe.mp3" length="273885626" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>John Gilmary Shea</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>It has long been a desideratum to have in English the early narratives, of the discovery and exploration of the Mississippi. 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