Cuming's tour serves as a record of a country in its infancy. His journeys include a pedestrian tour from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh in January, 1807, and continue in July by boat down the Ohio to Kentucky, then by foot, stage and saddle to West Virginia and back to Pittsburgh. In 1808 he embarked for the Mississippi Territory penetrating the Spanish Territory of West Florida as far as Baton Rouge. The last chapter continues the journey to New Orleans using the journal of a "gentleman of accurate observation, a passenger in a New Orleans boat." Cuming's "attitude was sympathetic towards the...

The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Travels and Explorations of the Jesuit Missionaries - Vol. VII by Reuben Gold Thwaites. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1897 and may have some imperfections such as marks or hand-written notes.

The Jesuit relations and allied documents - Travels and Explorations of the Jesuit Missionaries in New France - Vol. LXIV by Reuben Gold Thwaites. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1900.0 and may have some imperfections such as marks or hand-written notes.

George Rogers Clark's expedition was of immense importance to both the United States and Canada. But for him, Canada's border arguably would be much further south. His younger brother William, in partnership with Meriwether Lewis is perhaps better known for an adventure that gave Americans a continental vision. However, the winning of the Northwest can be laid at the door of George Rogers. This volume is but a sample of the prodigious work of Reuben Gold Thwaites (1853-1913), who enormously increased the collections of the Wisconsin Historical Society as its director, edited 73 volumes of...