An edition of Narrative journal of travels through the northwestern regions of the United States, extending from Detroit through the great chain of American lakes to the sources of the Mississippi River, in the year 1820 (1821)
Narrative journal of travels through the northwestern regions of the United States
extending from Detroit through the great chain of American lakes to the sources of the Mississippi River, performed as a member of the expedition under Governor Cass in the year 1820
By Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
Publish Date
1821
Publisher
E. & E. Hosford
Language
eng
Pages
419
Description:
The book covers journeys from Detroit to Michilimackinac, on to Sault Ste. Marie, to copper mines at Ontonagon river, through various areas in Wisconsin, to Chicago, back to Michilimackinac by boat, then back to Detroit. It contains geographical and geological notes along with observations about Native Americans in the region.
subjects: Description and travel, Dakota language, Glossaries, vocabularies, Great Lake, Mississippi River, Old Northwest, Descriptions et voyages, Lewis Cass Expedition, 1820, Description & travel, Travel
People: Lewis Cass, Henry Schoolcraft
Places: Old Northwest, Great Lakes, Mississippi River, Great Lakes (North America), West (U.S.), Sault Ste. Marie (Mich.) Michilimackinac (Mich.)
Times: 1820