Expedition to the Source of St. Peter's River
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Author: Keating, William H
Title: Narrative of an Expedition to the Source of St. Peter's River, Lake Winnepeek, Lake Of The Woods, &C. Performed in the Year 1823...Under the Command of Stephen H. Long...Compiled From The Notes Of Major Long, Messrs. Say, Keating, And Colhoun [Sic].
Place Published: London
Publisher:Printed for Geo. B. Whittaker
Date Published: 1825
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Two volumes. xiii, [3], 458; vi, 248, 156 pp. plus folding map, and fifteen plates after Samuel Seymour. (8vo) 20.9x12.8 cm (8¼x5"), gilt-decorated calf, gilt-decorated spine compartments, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt; gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers. First British Edition.
With the map and plates identical to those of the American. The primary work on Long's second expedition, compiled by its historiographer and geologist. "...Almost a cyclopedia of material, relating to the Indians of the explored territory. Nothing escaped the attention of the gentlemen who accompanied the expedition; and their statements regarding the customs, character, and numbers of the Sioux and Chippeway tribes, are among the most valuable we have of those people" - Field.
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