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Audio Transcript of Louis-Joseph de La Vérendrye and François de La Vérendrye 1742 to 1743
Audio Transcript: On 9 April 1742, Louis-Joseph and François de La Vérendrye left Fort La Reine, with orders (from their father) to travel as far as possible to the west. By 1 January 1743, they had ascended the Upper Missouri as far as the Yellowstone River. They continued to travel west until they reached in February 1743 the foot of the Rocky Mountains (in present-day Wyoming).
Source: Voiceovers by Kyle Rawn, Christian Wyss and LeeAnn McLellan, Algonquin College, Ottawa. Assistance provided by Don Crockford, Coordinator, Broadcasting Radio and Media Design Sector, Algonquin College.
