The History of Louisiana, from the Earliest Period, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of Louisiana, From the Earliest Period, Vol. 1 As he does not write in his vernacular tongue, elegance of style is beyond his hope, and consequent ly without the scope of his ambition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.