{"product_id":"minnesota-and-the-far-west-paperback-9781108033343","title":"Minnesota and the Far West (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108033343","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMinnesota and the Far West\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOliphant's vivid 1855 account of a trip to the booming Great Lakes region that included travel by canoe down rapids.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLaurence Oliphant (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108033343, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 14 July 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e340 pages, 16 b\/w illus.  1 map\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.9 cm, 0.43 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eLaurence Oliphant (1829–88) was a much-travelled British diplomat and writer. In the mid-nineteenth century, between two stints in the Caucasus, he spent several years in North America, helped Lord Elgin negotiate a trade treaty between Canada and the US, and was for a time Superintendent-General for Indian Affairs in Canada. In this book, first published in 1855, Oliphant expresses his enthusiasm for the rapid development in the American West that was being driven by industry and commerce. He documents a fact-finding journey around the Great Lakes region, travelling on the new railway and adventurously taking a bark canoe down rapids and across portages. From picnics, dances and sleigh rides to mining, forest clearance and land speculation, Oliphant conveys a vivid picture of the opportunities and hardships of the frontier society. He focuses in detail on the Native Americans he encountered, their customs, skills, way of life and future prospects.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Canada: 1. Across the frontier. Reciprocity\u003cbr\u003e 2. Canadian politics\u003cbr\u003e 3. Canadian society\u003cbr\u003e 4. Canadian statistics\u003cbr\u003e 5. Canadian backwoods\u003cbr\u003e 6. A bark-canoe voyage down the Severn\u003cbr\u003e 7. A ride to the Indian village of Saugeen\u003cbr\u003e 8. The annual distribution of Indian presents at Manitoulin. Georgian Bay\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Lake Superior: 9. The Sault Ste. Marie\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Pictured Rocks. Father Marquette\u003cbr\u003e 11. The mineral region of Lake Superior\u003cbr\u003e 12. Ontonagon. The 'Sam Ward'\u003cbr\u003e 13. The city of Superior. Land speculation\u003cbr\u003e 14. Wisconsin. Bed and board in the far west\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Minnesota: 15. Camping out on the St. Louis\u003cbr\u003e 16. The Savannahs\u003cbr\u003e 17. Sandy Lake\u003cbr\u003e 18. Early traders. Coureurs des Bois. Chippeways\u003cbr\u003e 19. The head waters of the Mississippi. Shooting the little falls in a bark canoe\u003cbr\u003e 20. Winnebagoes. Indian affairs. The Sauk Rapids\u003cbr\u003e 21. The falls of St. Anthony\u003cbr\u003e 22. St. Paul. Locomotive doins in Minnesota\u003cbr\u003e 23. Manners, customs, and political opinions of the St. Paul public\u003cbr\u003e 24. Steamboat life on the Mississippi. The Bluffs\u003cbr\u003e 25. Across the prairies. Chicago. Niagara.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of the Americas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of the Americas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20the%20Americas%20%5BHBJK%5D%22\"\u003eHBJK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266035339544,"sku":"9781108033343","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108033343i.jpg?v=1694873756","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/minnesota-and-the-far-west-paperback-9781108033343","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}