TOUCHED WITH FIRE

by John Tebbel ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 21, 1952

A fictionization of the life of Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, told by his side, Philippe Brisson. Their chance meeting and voyage across the Atlantic with a cargo of sixty orphaned women who were to populate New France, Philippe's overwhelming passion for Madeleine who could not rouse La Salle's interest, and the beginning of their long years of discovery and exploration, always pursuing La Selle's vision of traversing the Mississippi to its end. The grim ordeals of opening up the wilderness, the fierce and friendly Indiana, the loyalties and enmities LaSalle's bold dreams and stoic leadership earned through the years, the changing politics as governors were replaced, and La Salle's determination to save rather than destroy Canada. There was mutiny and desertion, too, before they reached the Gulf; and it was from his own men that La Salle met his death. An intimate examination of the indomitable hero, the drive of loveless passion and unswerving ambition, this is a long, detailed panorama of 17th century exploration in terms of the men who made it possible, for an audience with plenty of time on its hands.

Pub Date: April 21, 1952

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Dutton

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: April 1, 1952

Categories: FICTION