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Hennepin, Louis
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Hennepin, Louis (1640–1710?), Belgian‐born Franciscan friar, came to Canada (1675), and became chaplain of the exploring expedition of La Salle, who detailed him to accompany Aco on the first exploration of the upper Mississippi Valley. Captured in Minnesota by the Sioux, they were rescued by Duluth. After returning to France, Hennepin published a
Déscription de la Louisiane (1683, translated 1880),
Nouvelle Découverte (1697, translated 1698), and
Nouveau Voyage (1698), interesting and important accounts in which, however, he exaggerates his own part in the expedition, which was actually led by Aco. His assertion that they reached the mouth of the Mississippi is unfounded, and his description of the lower river is plagiarized from Membré, a friar who traveled with La Salle.
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Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 9/15/1996; ; 604 words
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A park apart; Father Hennepin State Park on Lake Mille Lacs is an inviting destination for campers, whether it be those who are roughing it in tents or riding in varying degrees of style in an RV.(SPORTS)(Dennis Anderson)
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Traveling Illinois land with Father Hennepin
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Metro; HENNEPIN IN CHAMPLIN.(FREETIME)
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Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 1/11/1999; ; 700+ words
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Hennepin, Louis (1640-1701?)
Book article from: American Eras
Louis Hennepin (1640-1701?) French explorer and naturalist Source Background. Louis Hennepin’s fame rested on a journey...civilization and Christianity. Source Louis Hennepin, Description of Louisiana (Minneapolis...
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Hennepin, Louis, Narratives of
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
HENNEPIN, LOUIS, NARRATIVES OF HENNEPIN, LOUIS, NARRATIVES OF. The Hennepin narratives consist of the three known narratives of exploration written by Father Louis Hennepin, a Franciscan friar born in Belgium around 1640. He migrated...
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Louis Hennepin
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Louis Hennepin , 1640-1701?, French cleric and explorer...America. A Franciscan Recollect friar, Hennepin came to Canada in 1675, meeting on the...the Illinois route and from there sent Hennepin with the expedition, led by Michel Aco...
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Hennepin, Louis
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
Hennepin, Louis (1640–1710?), Belgian‐born Franciscan friar...the Sioux, they were rescued by Duluth. After returning to France, Hennepin published a Déscription de la Louisiane (1683, translated...
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Saint Louis Park
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Saint Louis Park city (1990 pop. 43,787), Hennepin co., SE Minn., a suburb of Minneapolis; settled 1854, inc. 1886. There is printing and publishing, machining, food processing, and the manufacture of rubber products and furniture.
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