Minnesota
Subtitle: its character and climate. Likewise sketches of other resorts favorable to invalids; together with copious notes on health; also hints to tourists and emigrants
By: By Ledyard Bill
Publisher: Wood & Holbrook
Published: 1871
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
Subjects: Description and travel; Health resorts
Description: This panegyric extols the beauty, abundant natural resources, and health- restoring environment of Minnesota, describing the state's regions and its many tourist attractions. It is directed towards those suffering from consumption (tuberculosis) and helps to explain why people in the nineteenth century regarded Minnesota's dry climate as a possible cure for that disease. The author also discusses methods of treating consumption through diet and clothing, and other locales of interest to sufferers, such as Florida, Nassau, and California.