Canoe Voyage Up the Mississippi and Around Lake Superior in 1846

Subtitled: A Summer in the Wilderness. From the introduction: The book describes the trip Lanman made in 1846. That year was a momentous one for America. Many believed that expansion across the continent the manifest destiny of the United States. War with Britain was averted by acceptance of the 49th parallel as athe northern boundary of Oregon Territory. Lanman's wilderness was closer to home. He travelled from St. Louis to the source of the Mississippi and then across Lake Superior. Lanman encountered little settlement except forts, fur trading posts, and Indian villages. Lanman captured that wilderness and the excitement of his adventure in his book. His trip and his book were worthy of each other.