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100 1 _aSchoolcraft, Henry Rowe,
_d1793-1864
245 1 0 _aNarrative of an Expedition Through the Upper Mississippi to Itasca Lake, the Actual Source of This River :
_bEmbracing an Exploratory Trip Through the St. Croix and Burntwood (or Broule) Rivers
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2021-03-22
508 _aE-text prepared by MFR, Robert Tonsing, K Nordquist, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
520 _a"Narrative of an Expedition Through the Upper Mississippi to Itasca Lake" by Henry R. Schoolcraft is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The work details Schoolcraft's explorative journey aimed at uncovering the source of the Mississippi River. The expedition focuses on interactions with Native American tribes, geographic observations, and the pressing need for peace between warring factions, particularly the Chippewa and Sioux nations. The opening of the narrative sets the stage for the expedition, describing the governmental directives leading up to the journey and the important tasks assigned to Schoolcraft, such as pacifying conflicts between the Chippewa and Sioux and gathering statistical information regarding the tribes. Schoolcraft reflects on previous expeditions aimed at exploring the Mississippi and highlights the significance of this journey in furthering understanding of the region and its indigenous inhabitants. He shares his intentions and outlines the exploration’s objectives, all while emphasizing the importance of establishing communication and peace among the tribes he encounters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aDakota Indians
653 _aMinnesota -- Description and travel
653 _aOjibwa Indians
653 _aIndians of North America -- Government relations
653 _aUnited States -- Discovery and exploration
653 _aMississippi River -- Discovery and exploration
653 _aNatural history -- Minnesota
653 _aOjibwa language
653 _aSaint Croix River (Wis. and Minn.)
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64866
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