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Alexander Henry's Travels and adventures in the years 1760-1776 / edited with historical introduction and notes by Milo Milton Quaife

Catalog Data

Author:
Henry, Alexander 1739-1824  Search this
Editor:
Quaife, Milo Milton 1880-1959  Search this
Physical description:
xxxii, 340 pages : 1 folded map, 1 portrait ; 18 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Canada
Date:
1921
Notes:
Includes index.
NMAI copy 39088019366087 from the library of H. Paul and Jane R. Friesema.
Contents:
Historical introduction -- pt. 1: Adventures in Michigan, 1760-64. Embarking upon the fur trade ; The voyage to Mackinac ; Arrival at Mackinac ; Reception at Mackinac ; The winter at Mackinac ; A visit to Sault Ste. Marie ; Destruction of the fort and return to Mackinac ; The gathering storm ; A ball game and a massacre ; First days of captivity ; The journey to Beaver Island ; Rescued by Wawatam ; The adventure of the bones ; The arts of the medicine men ; Removal to the Au Sable ; Lost in the wilderness ; A bear hunt ; Death of a child ; Return to Mackinac ; Flight to the Sault ; Invoking the Great Turtle ; Voyage to Fort Niagara ; The return to Mackinac -- pt. 2: Lake Superior and the Canadian Northwest, 1765-76. Journey to Chequamegon ; The winter at Chequamegon ; Famine at the Sault ; Legends of Nanibojou ; A tempestuous voyage ; The Island of Yellow Sands ; Operations of the copper company ; Journey to Lake Winnipeg ; From Lake Winnipeg to Beaver Lake ; From Beaver Lake to the prairies ; A journey on the plains ; Hospitality of the Assiniboin ; Customs of the Red Men ; The return to Fort des Prairies ; Journey to Montreal
Topic:
Description and travel  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
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