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419, [4] p., [22] p. of plates (some fold.) : ill., fold. map ; 22 cm.
Some of the pages in this document were selected as part of a class project for Professor Garth Bond’s History of the Book seminar, Spring 2012. The abstract was prepared by Richard Wanerman.
Publication Date
1821
Publisher
E. & E. Hosford
City
Albany
Rights
This work is in the public domain under United States Copyright Law. If you use any part of this work please include Lawrence University Special Collections in your citation.
Recommended Citation
Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, "Selected pages from Narrative journal of travels through the northwestern regions of the United States : extending from Detroit through the great chain of American lakes to the sources of the Mississippi River, performed as a member of the expedition under Governor Cass in the year 1820 / by Henry R. Schoolcraft" (1821). Selections from Special Collections. 21.
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Abstract
The 1820 Schoolcraft journal chronicles the events and natural science of the Cass Expedition of 1820 into Michigan Territory. It includes many fine copper plate engravings of the natural features and geologic formations the expedition encountered, as well as a map highlighting the route taken by the expedition. Written in a scientific narrative journal format, and using references, it represents one of the best early examples of modern scientific writing in the United States. This journal launched Schoolcraft's career as a natural historian and anthropologist for the United States government.