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The Wisconsin: River of a Thousand Isles

by August Derleth

Series: Rivers of America (18)

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A classic account of the Wisconsin River's early exploration by French traders and Jesuit priests through the 1940s. Mixing folklore and legend, Derleth tells of the Winnebago, Sauk, and Fox peoples; of lumberjacks, farmers, miners, and preachers; of ordinary folks and famous figures such as the Ringling Brothers, Chief Blackhawk, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Zona Gale.… (more)
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2594 The Wisconsin: River of a Thousand Isles, by August Derleth (read 9 Apr 1994) This is a 1942 book about the river which rises in northwestern Wisconsin and empties into the Mississippi at Prairie du Chien. It is one of the Rivers of America series, and is I think the first book I have read in that series. The book was of interest because it tells of Dr. Peter Fahrney, whose patent medicines were a family staple when I was a child. The book is not a bad book, but there was a lot in the book that didn't interest me very much. ( )
  Schmerguls | Apr 9, 2008 |
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A classic account of the Wisconsin River's early exploration by French traders and Jesuit priests through the 1940s. Mixing folklore and legend, Derleth tells of the Winnebago, Sauk, and Fox peoples; of lumberjacks, farmers, miners, and preachers; of ordinary folks and famous figures such as the Ringling Brothers, Chief Blackhawk, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Zona Gale.

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