A CANOE VOYAGE UP THE MINNAY SOTOR. WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE LEAD AND COPPER DEPOSITS IN WISCONSIN; OF THE GOLD REGION IN THE CHEROKEE COUNTRY; AND SKETCHES OF POPULAR MANNERS.

Featherstonhaugh, George W.

Published by Minnesota Historical Society

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1970, two volumes, lxx, 416; xi, 372pp, index, illustrated, maps. VG in G slipcase. Will require additional shipping charges. See Howes 67, Sabin 23959, Rader 1350, and Field 675 for the 1847 edition. The author narrates many particulars of Indian life and manners obtained by the aid of traditional and documentary evidence, as well as from personal observation. (Field). The book chronicles two separate expeditions - a geological investigation in 1835 of the area from Lake Michigan west to the Coteau des Prairies at the headwaters of the Minnesota River, and a tour in 1837 of the mineral lands of Wisconsin, Missouri, Georgia, and the western Carolinas.

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• Title: A CANOE VOYAGE UP THE MINNAY SOTOR. WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE LEAD AND COPPER DEPOSITS IN WISCONSIN; OF THE GOLD REGION IN THE CHEROKEE COUNTRY; AND SKETCHES OF POPULAR MANNERS.
• Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket