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Carver, Capt. Jonathan. Three Years Travels throughout the Interior Parts of North America,For More than Five Thousand Miles, Containing an account of the great Lakes, and all the Lakes, Islands, and Rivers, Cataracts, Mountains, Minerals, Soil and Vegetable Productions of the North West Regions of that vast Continent. With a Description of the Birds, Beasts, Reptiles, Insects, and Fishes Peculiar in the Country - Together with a concise History of the Genius, Manners, and Customs of the Indians inhabiting the Lands adjacent to the Heads and to the Westward of the great river Missisippi [sic]. And an Appendix, Describing the Uncultivated parts of America, that are the Most proper for forming settlements. Charlestown: Printed by Samuel Etheridge for West and Greenleaf, 1802. 16mo, rebound in blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, 312pp. Includes short Chippeway and Naudowessie (the Chippeway term of Dakota or Huron) vocabularies Jonathan Carver (1710-1780) traveled the upper Mississippi region shortly after it was won in the French and Indian wars. His publication constituted the first detailed account of Wisconsin published in English. He included a description of native communities, including one with a female chief, and Great Lakes copper. Apparently his editor and publisher plagiarized several French travelers in an attempt to "improve" Carver's journals. His actions succeeded in calling into question all of Carver's descriptions. The book was still popular, going through 16 editions and translation into French, German and Dutch. See Wisconsin Historical Society - www.americanjourneys.org Condition: Previous owners' names on free endpapers, bookplate on front pastedown. Scattered foxing and handling wear.