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. By authority of the United States. With appendices, comprising ... all of the official reports and scientific papers of both expeditions

By

Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, 1793-1864

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Philadelphia, Lippincott, Grambo, and co, 1855

Notes

The first part, Narrative of the expedition of 1820 (p. 37-220), is a revised edition of Schoolcraft's "Narrative journal of travels through the northwestern regions of the United States." Albany, 1821. The second part, Discovery of the actual source of the Mississippi River (p. 221-274), is an abridgement of his "Narrative of an expedition through the upper Mississippi Valley to Itaska Lake." New York, 1834.

Wagner-Camp (4th ed.) | 50a:2

Subjects

Description and travel , Discovery and exploration , Geology , Great Lakes (North America) , Indians of North America , Mississippi river , Mississippi River Valley , Natural history , New York (State) , Northwest, Old , Ojibwa language , Sources , United States

Call Number

F597 .S37

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.32257
LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/01008795
OCLC: 7352268