Prairie du Chien: French British American, by Scanlan, Peter Lawrence M.D.
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Prairie du Chien: French British American, by Scanlan, Peter Lawrence M.D.. George Banta Publishing Company: Manasha, Wisconsin, 1937. Edition: First edition. Hardcover, 6.5 by 9.25 inches, 258 pages. Red cloth with black lettering on cover and spine. Two eratta slips laid in, one from 1939 has several corrections by page and an addendum to one of the maps. The other, dated 1949, includes all of the 1939 corrections and many additional notes but does not repeat the 1939 map. Illustrated with several maps.

Condition: Good, no jacket. Cover shows some mottling, bumped corners and wear at spine ends and corners. Former owner's name in pen on first free end paper.

Contents: From the Introduction:

This is not simply a local history of one place in Wisconsin. Because of its commanding position on the Mississippi at the mouth of the Wisconsin, Prairie du Chien's history is involved in international relations.

The book charts the history of Prairie du Chien from the very beginning, when, by virtue of discovering the mouth of the river in the 1500's, Spain claimed all the lands drained by the Mississippi and its tributaries. From that point, it was claimed over the years by the French, the British, and finally the Americans.Considered the first and most authoritative work on the early history of this important Wisconsin settlement.