Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota: The First Annual Report, for the Year 1872
The travels of Jonathan Carver were performed in 17 and '68. His may be regarded the first contribution to the natural history of the country bordering on the upper Mississippi. His work is printed under the title of: Three Years' Travels throughout the interior parts of North America. Containing an account of the lakes, islands and rivers, cataracts, mountains, minerals, soil and vegetable productions of the northwest regions of that vast conti nent, with a description of the birds, beasts, reptiles, insects and fishes peculiar to that country, together with a concise history of the genius, manners and customs of the Indians inhabiting the lands that lie adjacent to the heads and west of the river Mississippi; and an appendix describing the uncultivated parts Of America that are the most proper for forming settlements; by Jonathan Carver, captain Of the provincial troops in America; 16mo. Pp. 280. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
