Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820

Name: Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820
Author: Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

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Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 Resumed and Completed, by the Discovery of its Origin in Itasca Lake, in 1832

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Project Gutenberg

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2013-09-11

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Public domain in the USA.

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Northwest, Old -- Description and travel Great Lakes (North America)Mississippi River -- Sources F590.3

About the author

Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

1793–1864

An explorer, geologist, and writer of the early United States, he is best remembered for his studies of Native American languages, stories, and history. His travels around the Great Lakes and his reports on the region helped shape how 19th-century readers understood the American frontier.

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