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The Present State of the European Settlements on the Missisippi
Title
The Present State of the European Settlements on the Missisippi
Genre
books, guidebooks
Creator
Pittman, Philip
Date
1770
Collection
Prairie Fire
A Narrative of the Capture and Treatment of John Dodge, By the English at Detroit
Title
A Narrative of the Capture and Treatment of John Dodge, By the English at Detroit
Genre
books, guidebooks
Creator
Dodge, John
Date
1779
Collection
Prairie Fire
An Entertaining Narrative of the Cruel and Barbarous Treatment and Extreme Sufferings of Mr. John Dodge During His Captivity of Many Months Among the British at Detroit. In Which is Also Contained, a Particular Detail of the Sufferings of a Virginian, ...
Title
An Entertaining Narrative of the Cruel and Barbarous Treatment and Extreme Sufferings of Mr. John Dodge During His Captivity of Many Months Among the British at Detroit. In Which is Also Contained, a Particular Detail of the Sufferings of a Virginian, Who Died in Their Hands
Genre
books, guidebooks
Creator
Dodge, John
Date
1780
Collection
Prairie Fire
A Tour in the United States of America: Containing an Account of the Present Situation of that Country; The Population, Agriculture, Commerce, Customs and Manners of the Inhabitants; Anecdotes of Several Members of the Congress, and General Officers ...
Title
A Tour in the United States of America: Containing an Account of the Present Situation of that Country; The Population, Agriculture, Commerce, Customs and Manners of the Inhabitants; Anecdotes of Several Members of the Congress, and General Officers in the American Army; and Many Other Very Singular and Interesting Occurances. With A Description of the Indian Nations, the General Face of the Country, Mountains, Forests, Rivers, and the Most Beautiful, Grand, and Picturesque Views Throughout that Vast Continent. Likewise, Improvements in Husbandry that May be Adopted with Great Advantage in Europe. Vol. 1
Genre
books, guidebooks
Creator
Smyth, John Ferdinand Dalziel
Date
1784
Collection
Prairie Fire
A Tour in the United States of America: Containing an Account of the Present Situation of that Country; the Population, Agriculture, Commerce, Customs and Manners of the Inhabitants, Volume 2
Title
A Tour in the United States of America: Containing an Account of the Present Situation of that Country; the Population, Agriculture, Commerce, Customs and Manners of the Inhabitants, Volume 2
Genre
books, guidebooks
Creator
Smyth, John Ferdinand Dalziel
Date
1784
Collection
Prairie Fire
The Western Gazetteer or Emigrant's Directory, Containing a Geographical Description of the Western States and Territories, viz. The States of Kentucky, Indiana, Louisiana, Ohio, Tenessee and Mississippi: and the Territories of Illinois, Missouri, ...
Title
The Western Gazetteer or Emigrant's Directory, Containing a Geographical Description of the Western States and Territories, viz. The States of Kentucky, Indiana, Louisiana, Ohio, Tenessee and Mississippi: and the Territories of Illinois, Missouri, Alabama, Michigan, and North-Western
Genre
books, guidebooks
Creator
Brown, Samuel R
Date
1817
Collection
Abraham Lincoln historical digitization project, Prairie Fire, Mark Twain's Mississippi
Stetches of America. A Narrative of a Journey of Five Thousand Miles Through The Eastern and Western States of America; Contained in Eight Reports Addressed to the Thirty-Nine Families By Whom the Author was Deputed, in June 1817, to Ascertain Whether ...
Title
Stetches of America. A Narrative of a Journey of Five Thousand Miles Through The Eastern and Western States of America; Contained in Eight Reports Addressed to the Thirty-Nine Families By Whom the Author was Deputed, in June 1817, to Ascertain Whether Any, and What Part of the United States Would be Suitable for their Residence
Genre
books, letters (correspondence), guidebooks
Creator
Fearon, Henry Bradshaw
Date
1819
Collection
Abraham Lincoln historical digitization project, Prairie Fire
The Ohio and Mississippi Pilot, Consisting of a Set of Charts of Those Rivers, Representing Their Channels, Islands, Ripples, Rapids, Shoals, Bars, Rocks, &c. Accompanied with Directions for the Use of Navigators. To Which is Added a Geography of the ...
Title
The Ohio and Mississippi Pilot, Consisting of a Set of Charts of Those Rivers, Representing Their Channels, Islands, Ripples, Rapids, Shoals, Bars, Rocks, &c. Accompanied with Directions for the Use of Navigators. To Which is Added a Geography of the States and Territories, West and South of the Allegheny Mountains
Genre
books, guidebooks
Creator
Gilleland, J.C.
Date
1820
Collection
Mark Twain's Mississippi
A Gazetteer of the States of Illinois and Missouri, Containing a General View of Each State--A General View of Their Counties--and a Particular Description of Their Towns, Villages, Rivers, &c.
Title
A Gazetteer of the States of Illinois and Missouri, Containing a General View of Each State--A General View of Their Counties--and a Particular Description of Their Towns, Villages, Rivers, &c.
Genre
books, guidebooks
Creator
Beck, Lewis C
Date
1823
Collection
Abraham Lincoln historical digitization project, Mark Twain's Mississippi
Narrative of an Expedition to the Source of St. Peter's River, Lake Winnepeek, Lake of the Woods, &c. Performed in the Year 1823, By Order of the Hon. J.C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, Under the Command of Stephen H. Long, U.S.T.E, Volume I
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, By Order of the Hon. J.C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, Under the Command of Stephen H. Long, U.S.T.E, Volume I
Genre
books, guidebooks
Creator
Keating, William H
Date
1824
Collection
Abraham Lincoln historical digitization project, Prairie Fire
Sketches of the History, Manners, and Customs, of the North American Indians, with a Plan for Their Melioration. Volume II. Religion and Languages
Title
Sketches of the History, Manners, and Customs, of the North American Indians, with a Plan for Their Melioration. Volume II. Religion and Languages
Genre
books, guidebooks
Creator
Buchanan, James, Jarvis, Samuel F., Du Ponceau, Peter Stephen, Colden, Cadwallader D. (Cadwallader David), 1769-1834
Date
1824
Collection
Prairie Fire
Sketches of the History, Manners, and Customs, of the North American Indians, with a Plan for Their Melioration. Volume I. Historical Account of the North American Indians
Title
Sketches of the History, Manners, and Customs, of the North American Indians, with a Plan for Their Melioration. Volume I. Historical Account of the North American Indians
Genre
books, guidebooks
Creator
Buchanan, James, Heckewelder, John Gottlieb Ernestus
Date
1824
Collection
Prairie Fire
Narrative of an Expedition to the Source of St. Peter's River, Lake Winnepeek, Lake of the Woods, &c. Performed in the Year 1823, By Order of the Hon. J.C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, Under the Command of Stephen H. Long, U.S.T.E, Volume II
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, By Order of the Hon. J.C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, Under the Command of Stephen H. Long, U.S.T.E, Volume II
Genre
books, guidebooks
Creator
Keating, William H
Date
1824
Collection
Abraham Lincoln historical digitization project, Prairie Fire
A Condensed Geography and History of the Western States, or the Mississippi Valley
Title
A Condensed Geography and History of the Western States, or the Mississippi Valley
Genre
books, guidebooks
Creator
Flint, Timothy
Date
1828
Collection
Abraham Lincoln historical digitization project, Prairie Fire, Mark Twain's Mississippi
A Condensed Geography and History of the Western States, Or The Mississippi Valley
Title
A Condensed Geography and History of the Western States, Or The Mississippi Valley
Genre
books, guidebooks
Creator
Flint, Timothy
Date
1828
Collection
Mark Twain's Mississippi