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Bon Voyage: La Salle on the Niagara, Part II

By Raymond H. Massey - July 15, 2013

Part II of our look at La Salle’s “Grand Enterprise” completes this compelling re-evaluation of the Griffon’s design, as well as the final stages of the explorer’s westward adventures.

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