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The Voyageur's Paddle (Tales of Young Americans)
The Voyageur's Paddle - Tales of Young Americans Author:Kathy-Jo Wargin Voyageur is the French word for traveler, but in the Great Lakes region during the seventeenth century it described those men who made their living trading furs and goods along water routes. Traveling by canoe, these voyageurs helped to establish north woods trading posts and settlements, opening up the West to future exploration