Jolliet and Marquette: A New History of the 1673 Expedition.

The article reviews *Jolliet and Marquette: A New History of the 1673 Expedition* by Mark Walczynski, which offers a detailed reexamination of the French exploration of the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers in 1673. The book contextualizes the expedition within Indigenous cultures and French colonial ambitions, supplements Marquette's concise journal with archaeological and ethnohistorical evidence, and challenges previous assumptions about the explorers' backgrounds and interactions. It emphasizes the geographic and environmental significance of the journey, particularly the Illinois River corridor, and traces the expedition's legacy in shaping early North American waterways and settlements. The work is positioned as essential for scholars and enthusiasts interested in seventeenth-century North American exploration and colonial history.