Project Gutenberg 2021-03-22 Public domain in the USA. 223 Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe 1793 1864 Schoolcraft, Henry R. (Henry Rowe) Colcraft, Henry Rowe 01008794 Narrative of an Expedition Through the Upper Mississippi to Itasca Lake, the Actual Source of This River Embracing an Exploratory Trip Through the St. Croix and Burntwood (or Broule) Rivers E-text prepared by MFR, Robert Tonsing, K Nordquist, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Narrative of an Expedition Through the Upper Mississippi to Itasca Lake" by Henry R. Schoolcraft is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The work details Schoolcraft's explorative journey aimed at uncovering the source of the Mississippi River. The expedition focuses on interactions with Native American tribes, geographic observations, and the pressing need for peace between warring factions, particularly the Chippewa and Sioux nations. The opening of the narrative sets the stage for the expedition, describing the governmental directives leading up to the journey and the important tasks assigned to Schoolcraft, such as pacifying conflicts between the Chippewa and Sioux and gathering statistical information regarding the tribes. Schoolcraft reflects on previous expeditions aimed at exploring the Mississippi and highlights the significance of this journey in furthering understanding of the region and its indigenous inhabitants. He shares his intentions and outlines the exploration’s objectives, all while emphasizing the importance of establishing communication and peace among the tribes he encounters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Dakota Indians Minnesota -- Description and travel Ojibwa Indians Indians of North America -- Government relations United States -- Discovery and exploration Mississippi River -- Discovery and exploration Natural history -- Minnesota Ojibwa language Saint Croix River (Wis. and Minn.) F590.3 Text Category: Travel Writing Category: History - American Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 841167 2025-07-25T13:48:39.212640 text/html 858934 2024-10-18T12:05:42 text/html 1762003 2025-07-25T13:48:53.491595 application/epub+zip 1764114 2025-07-25T13:48:42.003630 application/epub+zip 371626 2025-07-25T13:48:40.497655 application/epub+zip 2020613 2025-07-25T13:49:00.859059 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1983357 2025-07-25T13:48:52.069627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 547258 2022-09-29T07:50:48.467327 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 712010 2025-07-25T13:48:37.344650 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 691752 2024-10-18T12:05:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18952 2025-07-25T13:49:01.036046 application/rdf+xml 16726 2025-07-25T13:48:40.708664 image/jpeg 2353 2025-07-25T13:48:40.601631 image/jpeg 1749687 2025-07-25T13:48:39.312633 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia