History of Iowa Vol 1 Chapter 4 is on the Iowa History Site. Below are the sub titles within the chapter. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CHAPTER IV Cavalier de La Salle - Exploration of the Mississippi Valley - Louis Hennepin's Voyages in 1679-80 - Names the Country Louisiana - La Salle's Voyage in 1682 - Naming the River - Fate of the Explorer and his Colony - De Iberville's Colony in 1699 - Lesueur Expedition - Governor Bienville Founds the City of New Orleans - Slavery Introduced into the Colony - English Conquests in America - Early Trappers and Fur Traders - Founding of St. Louis in 1764 - Colonel George Rogers Clark Expels the British.. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa Gen Web, Assistant CC, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ IAGENWEB: Special History Project: http://iagenweb.org/history/index.htm Gerischer Family Web Site: http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/