Wisconsin in three centuries, 1634-1905
By: narrative of three centuries in the making of an American commonwealth illustrated with numerous engravings of historic scenes and landmarks, portraits and facsimiles of rare prints, documents and old maps...
Publisher: The Century history company
Published: 1906
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Wisconsin -- History
Table of contents: title: Volume One – Wisconsin as a Province; title: Volume 1 is a survey covering the period of the French regime in Wisconsin. According to the author, the Society had recently searched the French government archives and acquired copies of many important primary sources, with the result that “a complete narrative of that portion of our history is now possible for the first time.” Chapter headings are:; title: -The Indians of Wisconsin; title: -Waterways to Wisconsin; title: -Nicolet’s Discovery of the Northwest; title: -Discovery of Lake Superior; title: -First Missionary to Wisconsin; title: -Wisconsin’s First Missions; title: -France Takes Possession; title: -Discovery of the Mississippi; title: -To the Mouth of the Mississippi; title: -Exploring Northwest Wisconsin; title: -Exploring Beyond the Mississippi; title: -France and the Fur Trade; title: -A Titantic War with Indians; title: -French and British in Conflict; title: -Langlade and the End of the French Regime; title: Volume Two – Wisconsin as a Territory; title: Chapter headings are:; title: -Pontiac and his Indian Rebellion; title: -The Anglo-Saxon Wedge; title: -British and American Fur Trade; title: -The War of the Revolution; title: -After the Revolution; title: -The Ordinance of 1787; title: -The War of 1812; title: -The Early Territories; title: -The Black Hawk War; title: -Village Life in Early Days; title: -Farm Life in Pioneer Days; title: -Pioneer Anglo-Saxon Settlements; title: -Boundaries of the State; title: -Territorial Legislation; title: Volume Three – Wisconsin as a State; title: Chapter headings are:; title: – In the First Year of Statehood; title: – Tendencies Inherited from New England; title: – From the Old World to the New; title: – Black Spots on the Record; title: – Factional Feuds and Political Passions; title: – An Underground Railroad Episode; title: – The Bursting of Utopian Bubbles; title: – King Strang and his Voree Colony; title: – At the Commencement of the Civil War; title: – Organization of Volunteer Regiments; title: – Loyal Support to the General Government; title: – Wisconsin Regiments in the Eastern Campaigns; title: – Wisconsin’s Regiments in the Armies of the West and Southwest; title: – Wisconsin Regiments in the West and Southwest, continued; title: – The Cavalry Volunteer Regiments and Light Artillery; title: – Various Subjects of Interest; title: Volume Four – Wisconsin as a State; title: Chapter headings are:; title: – Growth of the Cities; title: – Industrial Expansion; title: – Labor – In Peace and in War; title: – Development of Transportation Facilities; title: – Banks and Banking; title: – Schools and other Educational Institutions; title: – In the World of Letters, Science and Art; title: – Northern Wisconsin’s Great Fires; title: – The Booming of the Gogebic; title: – During the War with Spain; title: – Politics since the War