Turning Points
in Wisconsin History
An 1847 travelogue by a visiting British geologist
A Canoe Voyage up the Minnay Sotor; with an account of the lead and copper deposits in Wisconsin...2 vols. by George W. Featherstonhaugh.
This is Featherstonehaugh's popular account of his 1835 explorations in Wisconsin and Minnesota, one of the most colorful and opinionated of the early travel accounts of our state. His official scientific report is also excerpted elsewhere at Turning Points.
| Related Topics: |
Early Native Peoples Explorers, Traders, and Settlers The Physical Geography of Wisconsin Early U.S. Settlement |
| Creator: | Featherstonhaugh, George W. |
| Pub Data: | London, R. Bentley, 1847 |
| Citation: | Featherstonhaugh, George W. "A Canoe Voyage up the Minnay Sotor; with an account of the lead and copper deposits in Wisconsin..." (London, R. Bentley, 1847);
Online facsimile at:
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