Lake Superior (The American Lakes Series)

376 pp. 8vo. Part of the American Lakes series, recounting the history of Lake Superior from before the arrival of the French through the time of publication. Illustrated with black & white photographs and historical illustrations. Maps on endpapers, woodcut illustration in green ink on series and title pages. "This classic history of Lake Superior, from the earliest explorations to the explosion of industry on its shores, takes the reader on a tour from Duluth to Isle Royale, from Thunder Bay to Sault Ste. Marie, from Pictured Rocks to the Apostle Islands. Grace Lee Nute tells the fascinating stories of the Native Americans, voyageurs, missionaries, and others who created the way of life that many generations have known on the edge of this magnificent body of water."