The Trader at Rock Island
The Trader at Rock Island

Author: Regena Trant Schantz

Publisher: Bublish, Inc.

Published: 2020-05-05

Total Pages: 492

ISBN-13: 1647041201

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Throughout the Upper Mississippi Valley, George Davenport's name was widely known as a trader with the Sauk and Mesquakie, the U.S. Army, and settlers who were attracted to the untapped waterpower surrounding Davenport's home on Rock Island. The Trader at Rock Island tells the story of George Davenport and his entry into the Indian trade and his eventual transition into services and businesses marketed toward the new settlers. After the Black Hawk War, Davenport promoted land development as the frontier turned from Indian land to commercial centers of industry. By the time of Davenport's murder in 1845, the cities now known today as the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois were in their infancy.

The River We Have Wrought
The River We Have Wrought

Author: John O. Anfinson

Publisher: U of Minnesota Press

Published: 2005-02-01

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 9780816640249

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A sweeping history of the upper Mississippi introduces readers to the rich natural and human history of this region, from the earliest European explorers through the massive engineering projects that are changing the destiny of the river. (History)