In 1673, Louis Jolliet and Father Marquette travelled west to explore and map the northern portion of the Mississippi River Valley. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/RKA4SU_UBZc which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. Jolliet & Marquette books available at https://amzn.to/40HVlIH    Mississippi River books available at https://amzn.to/4feWoDM         ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet  SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you).  Mark Vinet\'s HISTORICAL JESUS podcast is available at https://parthenonpodcast.com/historical-jesus Mark\'s TIMELINE video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet   Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricalJesu   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels   Books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM   Librivox: France and England in North America by Francis Parkman, Jr. (1823-93) La Salle, Discovery of The Great West, Chapter V, The Discovery of the Mississippi (1672-1675), read by L. Trask.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.