Novel
Hunting for the Mississippi
- Publisher
- Baraka Books
- Published
- May 2016
- Pages
- 208
- Price
- $19.95
- ISBN
- 9781771860727
- Language
- English
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The team behind the book
- Translation
- Peter McCambridge
The year is 1684. Twelve-year-old Eustache Bréman leaves behind a life of misery begging on the streets of France for a second chance in the New World with with his mom, his sweetheart Marie-Élisabeth, and Marie-Élisabeth’s family. But life is tough, with plenty more tragedy and disappointment to come on Cavelier De La Salle’s ill-fated expedition to the Mississippi.
Squabbling leaders, bloodthirsty freebooters, a hostile Karankawa nation and the wild Gulf Coast bayous make for heartbreaking adventure—and occasional proof that “all sorrows end up diluted in the concerns of everyday life.”
Join Eustache as he comes of age in Louisiana. This YA novel in sparkling English translation is every bit as modern and playful as Camille Bouchard’s original French, which pleased people of all ages.
Description from the publisher Baraka Books, seen in October 2026 · Source ↗
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