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Minnesota and the Far West

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In the mid-nineteenth century, the colonial administrator and diplomat Laurence Oliphant (1829–88) spent several years in Canada. This 1855 publication vividly describes a journey around the Great Lakes region, travelling by Indian bark canoe as well as by rail. Oliphant comments enthusiastically on...

Beschreibung

In the mid-nineteenth century, the colonial administrator and diplomat Laurence Oliphant (1829–88) spent several years in Canada. This 1855 publication vividly describes a journey around the Great Lakes region, travelling by Indian bark canoe as well as by rail. Oliphant comments enthusiastically on the booming economy of the region.

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum

10.06.2011
Verlag Cambridge Academic
Seitenzahl

340

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum

10.06.2011
Verlag Cambridge Academic
Seitenzahl

340
Maße (L/B/H)

21,6/14/2 cm
Gewicht

430 g
Sprache

Englisch
ISBN

978-1-108-03334-3
Herstelleradresse

Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
DE

Email: gpsr@libri.de

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  • Produktbild: Minnesota and the Far West
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  • Preface; Part I. Canada: 1. Across the frontier. Reciprocity; 2. Canadian politics; 3. Canadian society; 4. Canadian statistics; 5. Canadian backwoods; 6. A bark-canoe voyage down the Severn; 7. A ride to the Indian village of Saugeen; 8. The annual distribution of Indian presents at Manitoulin. Georgian Bay; Part II. Lake Superior: 9. The Sault Ste. Marie; 10. The Pictured Rocks. Father Marquette; 11. The mineral region of Lake Superior; 12. Ontonagon. The 'Sam Ward'; 13. The city of Superior. Land speculation; 14. Wisconsin. Bed and board in the far west; Part III. Minnesota: 15. Camping out on the St. Louis; 16. The Savannahs; 17. Sandy Lake; 18. Early traders. Coureurs des Bois. Chippeways; 19. The head waters of the Mississippi. Shooting the little falls in a bark canoe; 20. Winnebagoes. Indian affairs. The Sauk Rapids; 21. The falls of St. Anthony; 22. St. Paul. Locomotive doins in Minnesota; 23. Manners, customs, and political opinions of the St. Paul public; 24. Steamboat life on the Mississippi. The Bluffs; 25. Across the prairies. Chicago. Niagara.