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Narrative of an Expedition Through the Upper Mississippi to Itasca Lake, the Actual Source of This River

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Narrative of an Expedition Through the Upper Mississippi to Itasca Lake, the Actual Source of This River

Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

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Henry Schoolcraft finally traced the Mississippi to its source at Lake Itasca, the small northern lake where the great river begins. His narrative follows the actual survey upstream through Ojibwe country, mineral notes and wild scenery. The moment America found the head of its longest river. Paddle to the spring where it all starts.

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43 chapters

  1. 1NARRATIVE OF AN EXPEDITION THROUGH THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI TO ITASCA LAKE, THE ACTUAL SOURCE OF THIS RIVER; EMBRACING AN EXPLORATORY TRIP THROUGH THE ST. CROIX AND BURNTWOOD (OR BROULE) RIVERS; IN 1832.
  2. 2PREFACE.
  3. 3CONTENTS.
  4. 4NARRATIVE OF AN EXPEDITION THROUGH THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI, TO ITASCA LAKE.
  5. 5CHAPTER I.
  6. 6CHAPTER II.
  7. 7CHAPTER III.
  8. 8CHAPTER IV.
  9. 9CHAPTER V.
  10. 10CHAPTER VI.
  11. 11CHAPTER VII.
  12. 12CHAPTER VIII.
  13. 13CHAPTER IX.
  14. 14CHAPTER X.
  15. 15CHAPTER XI.
  16. 16CHAPTER XII.
  17. 17EXPLORATORY TRIP THROUGH THE ST. CROIX AND BURNTWOOD (OR BRULÉ) RIVERS.
  18. 18INTRODUCTORY MEMORANDA.

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