Shirreff, Patrick:

$350 · Offered by William Reese Company · No longer available

A TOUR THROUGH NORTH AMERICA; TOGETHER WITH A COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF THE CANADAS AND UNITED STATES. AS ADAPTED FOR AGRICULTURAL EMIGRATION. The author, a Scottish farmer from East Lothian, crossed Lake Michigan directly from Canada to Detroit on his way to Chicago, then a hamlet of 150 wooden houses. "Four chapters of the 'Tour' are devoted to an account of travels in northern and central Illinois and from St. Louis to Cincinnati by the rivers. The 'View' contains, besides general matter, three chapters descriptive of Illinois...his book is of considerable value" - Buck.

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