Three years' travels thoughout [!] the interior parts of North America, for more than five thousand miles : containing an account of the lakes, islands and rivers, cateracts, 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 to the country Together with a concise history of the genius, manners and customs of the Indians inhabiting the lands that lie adjacent to the heads and west of the river Mississippi ; and an appendix, describing the uncultivated parts of America, that are most proper for formirg [!] settlements ; by Jonathan Carver, captain of the Provincial troops in America

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carver, Jonathan, 1710-1780.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Northwestern States.

Indians of North America.

Northwestern States--Description and travel.

Northwestern States.

Mississippi River--Description and travel.

Mississippi River.

Minnesota--Description and travel.

Minnesota.

Physical Description:

xvi, [17]-280 p. ; 18 cm.

Place of Publication:

Walpole, NH : Published by Isaiah Thomas & Co., 1813.

Notes:

First edition, London, 1778, published under title: Travels through the interior parts of North-America, in the years 1766, 1767, and 1768.

For discussion as to authorship, etc. cf. "The travels of Jonathan Carver," by E.G. Bourne (American historical review, Jan. 1906) also "A bibliography of Carver's travels" and "Captain Jonathan Carver: additional data," by J.T. Lee.