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Narrative of an Expedition to the Sources of St. Peter's River, Lake Winnepeek, Lake of the Woods, Etc

Author: Stephen Harriman Long

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Published: 1824

Total Pages: 466

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Chapter 5 was written by Major Long, and points out significant hydrographical and topographical features of the country the expedition traversed. Long also evaluates Native Americans' complex relations with the United States and its settlers. The book includes several appendices on natural history. Thomas Say classifies zoological materials and observations, and Lewis de Schweinitz contributes a catalogue of the plant specimens Say collected along the way. James Colhoun presents astronomical data, and Joseph Lovell, the U.S. Surgeon-General, compares climate readings at several American military outposts. The volume concludes with a comparative list of Native American vocabularies.

Narrative of an Expedition to the Source of St. Peter's River, Lake Winnepeek, Lake of the Woods, [etc.]

Author: William Hypolitus 1799-1840 Keating

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781019475881

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This vivid firsthand account documents one of the greatest journeys of exploration in American history. In 1823, a team of intrepid adventurers set out to chart the unexplored wilderness of the western territories, facing untold dangers along the way. Keating's thrilling narrative captures the excitement and drama of their expedition, and offers a unique glimpse into a vanished world. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Narrative of an Expedition to the Source of St. Peter's River: Lake Winnepeek, Lake of the Woods, &c., &c. Performed in the Year 1823, by Order of the

Author: William Hypolitus Keating

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2018-02-24

Total Pages: 430

ISBN-13: 9781378594292

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Narrative of an Expedition to the Sources of St. Peter's River, Lake Winnepeek, Lake of the Woods, Etc

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Published: 1824

Total Pages: 496

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Chapter 5 was written by Major Long, and points out significant hydrographical and topographical features of the country the expedition traversed. Long also evaluates Native Americans' complex relations with the United States and its settlers. The book includes several appendices on natural history. Thomas Say classifies zoological materials and observations, and Lewis de Schweinitz contributes a catalogue of the plant specimens Say collected along the way. James Colhoun presents astronomical data, and Joseph Lovell, the U.S. Surgeon-General, compares climate readings at several American military outposts. The volume concludes with a comparative list of Native American vocabularies.