VOYAGE IN A SIX-OARED SKIFF TO THE FALLS OF SAINT ANTHONY IN 1817. by Long, Stephen H - 1860

Phila.: Ashmead, 1860. First edition. 87,[1]pp. Map. Original printed wrappers(a few small chips to spine) Collections of the Historical Society of Minnesota. Graff 2528. Buck 100. Howes L445. This is the first publication of Long's journal wherein he describes his ascent of the Upper Mississippi from Prairie du Chien to the Falls of St. Anthony. The objects of his voyage were to explore and study the course of the river, to exhibit the general topography of the regions and to determine upon suitable sites for the military. It contains the first account of the legends of Maiden Rock and the Falls of St. Anthony, and describes the actual appearance of Indian villages on the sites of numerous busy towns of the present day.