Author : Lyman Copeland Draper
Publisher :
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 20,2 MB
Release : 2015-07-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781331891475
Excerpt from Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Vol. 9 From the point of view of historical permanence, the most notable material in volume ix appertains to the history of Prairie du Chien, which next to Green Bay is the oldest white settlement in Wisconsin. The "Personal Narrative" and "Journal" of Capt. Thomas G. Anderson, an officer in the British expedition against Prairie du Chien in 1814, were the first documents published by the Society, giving anything approaching an adequate account of that interesting event. The "Prairie du Chien Documents, 1814-15," following these, throw additional light on the history of the Prairie during and just subsequent to the British invasion. All of this material should, however, be studied in connection with the further documentary evidence thereon, given in our volumes xi, xii, and xiii. B. W. Brisbois's "Recollections of Prairie du Chien," as taken from his lips by Dr. Draper, take a wider range, chiefly 1808-27. Mrs. Henry S. Baird's "Indian Customs and Early Recollections" is a readable outline of her career on the Island of Mackinac and in Green Bay, and her intimate and in a degree expert, observations of Indian character and customs. But, except for the portion of the article relating to the aborigines, Mrs. Baird's delightful articles in our volumes xiv and xv convey much more exact information and are in every way superior to this earlier account. Rev. Stephen D. Peet's well-illustrated article on "Emblematic Mounds in Wisconsin" attracted much attention in its day, being perhaps the most important contribution made by that well-known archaeologist to the study of the aboriginal effigy earthworks in this State. 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."