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1898 Headwaters of the Mississippi by Glazier

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:225.00 - 500.00 USD
1898 Headwaters of the Mississippi by Glazier
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For your consideration is this 1898 copy of Headwaters of the Mississippi by Captain Willard Glazier (published by Rand McNally & Company) of "Headwaters of the Mississippi", by Willard Glazier (1841-1905). Captain Willard Glazier led an expedition in 1881 that discovered the "True Head" of the Mississippi. Previous efforts by others had failed or unknowingly fallen short: In 1832 another explorer had discovered Lake Itasca, thinking it was the source. Indian tribes in the area denied the assertion. Glazier discovered another lake lying to the south of Itasca at a higher elevation that fed into Lake Itaska. This lake now bears Glazier's name. The book is illustrated throughout with drawings, maps, and even the first photographs taken of the area by another on the expedition. The book is in very good condition in its original gilt-blocked pictorial cloth over beveled boards. The book measurements are 7 1/2" x 5 1/2".