A classic account of the Wisconsin River's early exploration by French traders and Jesuit priests through the 1940s. Mixing folklore and legend, Derleth tells of the Winnebago, Sauk, and Fox peoples; of lumberjacks, farmers, miners, and preachers; of ordinary folks and famous figures such as the Ringling Brothers, Chief Blackhawk, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Zona Gale.
Read More
A classic account of the Wisconsin River's early exploration by French traders and Jesuit priests through the 1940s. Mixing folklore and legend, Derleth tells of the Winnebago, Sauk, and Fox peoples; of lumberjacks, farmers, miners, and preachers; of ordinary folks and famous figures such as the Ringling Brothers, Chief Blackhawk, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Zona Gale.
Read Less
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
John Steuart Curry. 8vo, pp. 366. Includes index. Illustrated by John Steuart Curry. Dj flap pasted on blank; ex library with bookplate, pocket and stamps. VG. A history of the Wisconsin River: its explorers, settlers, traders and empire-builders.
