HIST 2610: La Salle: Creating a French Empire in Texas

Online resources:

Narrative History of Texas Annexation - from the Texas State Library - http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/abouttx/annexation/index.html

Handbook of Texas Online:

• La Salle expedition:

http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/LL/upl1.html

• Jean Cavalier:   http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/CC/fcaed.html

• Rene Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle: http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/LL/fla4.html
  

• Minet: http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/MM/fmi59.html
  

• Henri de Tonti:  http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/TT/fto19.html
  

• Henri Joutel: http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/JJ/fjo77.html
  

• Zenobe Membre: http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/MM/fme70.html
  

• Crevel de Morganget: http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/CC/fcr87.html

Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online

• La Salle:  http://www.biographi.ca/EN/Showbio.asp?BioID=34231

La Salle’s Memoir:

     http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special/bffrench/hcflla/s2v1text.html#page1   

Narrative of La Salle’s Journey:

http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special/bffrench/hcflla/s2v1text.html#page17

Articles:

• Smithsonian Magazine, La Salle article: http://www.thc.state.tx.us/lasalle/lasbelle.html
  

Books:

Warren, Johanna S., trans. The La Salle Expedition to Texas:  The Journal of Henri Joutel, 1684–1687, ed. by William C. Foster. (Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 1998).  Located in the UNT Rare Book Room, 4th floor of Willis Library, call number F352 .J68 1998