Download or read book Travels Through the Northwestern Regions of the United States written by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft and published by Ann Arbor, Mich. : U. Microfilms. This book was released on 1966 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Narrative Journal Of Travels From Detroit Northwest by Henry R. Schoolcraft was published in 1821. Schoolcraft accompanied the Cass expedition of 1820 which explored the southern shore of Lake Superior and water communications to the Mississippi River. Information supplied by Schoolcraft's journal hastened the flow of settlers into this region. His journal showed that the United States government could establish order among the Indians and that the land could support a considerable population"--Foreward.