Resolute Men of the Illinois Country Dyslexia Series

About this curriculum

The stories in this series delve into the political and social twists and turns that make up the history of America’s heartland, as well as the personal stories of the people involved. A Special Series of Books for Children Who Struggle to Read Even before the Europeans were able to travel across the New World from the Atlantic to the Pacific, before they explored the vast landscape that made up what would become the United States of America, before they knew what kind of terrain lay before them as they pushed west, they understood the significance of the huge river that snaked across their path: the Mighty Mississippi. The Mississippi River watershed is one of the largest in the world, covering more than a million square miles of what is generally rich and fertile soil—ideal for planting crops or raising animals. Early explorers understood that both the river and the land around it carried tremendous value for whichever nation could claim them. It was with this motivation in mind that Robert Cavelier de La Salle, along with his trusted friend Henri de Tonti, set…