Wau-Bun: The 'Early Day' in the North-West [Northwest]

498 pp. Illustrated with black and white plates. First published in 1856, Mrs. Kinzie’s firsthand account of life in the Early Day of the upper Midwest remains captivating, thought-provoking, heart-rending, enlightening, amusing, and inspiring. It’s all here in Wau-Bun: Garrison life and native customs; everyday affairs and extraordinary frontier exploits; a rich and complex convergence of cultures; wars, privation, and struggles for survival; compassion, generosity, and sacrifice; beauty juxtaposed with danger in the wilderness; weighty issues and critical decisions that would reverberate for generations. …back when Chicago was a prairie…when indigenous tribes inhabited the lands of their fathers…when prominent figures in the annals of history had not yet risen above obscurity…when John H. Kinzie served as Indian sub-agent at Fort Winnebago in territorial Wisconsin.