Ritchie, James S.:

$500 · Offered by William Reese Company

WISCONSIN AND ITS RESOURCES; WITH LAKE SUPERIOR, ITS COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION. INCLUDING A TRIP UP THE MISSISSIPPI, AND A CANOE VOYAGE ON THE ST. CROIX AND BRULE ... An attractive Wisconsin emigrant's guide, here in the scarce first edition. Includes the early history, agricultural resources, geology, railroads, etc., of the region, as well as descriptions of the principal towns, and includes advice to settlers about public lands. With detailed maps of Wisconsin and Lake Superior, and an account of a steamboat trip up the Mississippi and a canoe voyage on the St. Croix and Brule Rivers.

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