Excerpt from Stories From Louisiana History This book of Stories from Louisiana History is intended to lead up to the authors' History 'of Louisiana, which has been used for more than a decade in the public schools of the State. It relates in greater detail and in simpler form the romantic incidents in the early history of the Mississippi Valley. Though the Stories have been prepared for very young readers, the authors have been able, in a large part of the book, to give them word for word from the original sources. The narratives left us by the first explorers and settlers tell in the simplest and most stirring language of the dan gers and hardships they themselves endured. Thus, at the beginning of their studies, the young people may taste one of the highest joys of the his torian; they may feel themselves in direct, intimate touch with the men who made our history. The Stories, it will be found, are true in every particular. Not a single detail has been introduced from the realm of fiction. It should be added that the first portion of the book, down to the Revolution of 1768, was written by Miss King and the remainder by Mr. Ficklen. The latter wishes to express his obligations to his wife for her aid in preparing the story of the Great Purchase, and both authors desire to thank her for designing the cover. 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.