Project Gutenberg 2011-06-11 Public domain in the USA. 157 Folsom, William H. C. (William Henry Carman) 1817 1900 Folsom, W. H. C. (William Henry Carman) Folsom, William Henry Carman Edwards, E. E. (Elijah Evan) 1831 1915 Edwards, Elijah Evan rc01001070 Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 50 Years In The Northwest Produced by Mark C. Orton, Nathan Gibson, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. "Fifty Years In The Northwest" by William H. C. Folsom is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles Folsom's life experiences and observations as he navigates the significant transformations in the Northwestern territories over five decades. The narrative provides a personal glimpse into the pioneering days and the development of cities that laid the foundations for Wisconsin and Minnesota. The opening of the work introduces the author, W. H. C. Folsom, as he reflects on his journey from Maine to the Northwest Territory, starting his life at Prairie du Chien in 1836. He outlines his early life experiences, detailing his laborious beginnings and the events that shaped his move westward. The narrative emphasizes the hardships faced during these formative years and sets the stage for a rich historical recount of the changing landscapes and lives of early settlers, capturing both the challenges and triumphs that characterized the era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Minnesota -- History Wisconsin -- History F590.3 Text Travel Browsing: History - American 2220275 2220278 2024-09-15T11:18:39.937142 2023-09-16T05:05:02.864065 text/html text/html 2183830 2015-03-03T13:58:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 4266085 2015-03-03T13:59:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 4400592 2024-09-15T11:19:30.623337 application/epub+zip 4417392 2024-09-15T11:18:54.129029 application/epub+zip 831032 2024-09-15T11:18:46.956084 application/epub+zip 5075458 2024-09-15T11:19:49.274265 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4948507 2024-09-15T11:19:18.671413 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1285715 2022-09-16T15:08:08.804913 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1886495 1886365 2024-09-15T11:18:34.163149 2023-09-16T05:04:57.294026 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1886455 2015-03-03T13:58:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 663242 2015-03-03T13:59:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1886450 2015-03-03T13:58:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 663192 2015-03-03T13:59:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20778 2024-09-15T11:19:49.473252 application/rdf+xml 15609 2024-09-15T11:18:47.519058 image/jpeg 3922 2024-09-15T11:18:47.247068 image/jpeg 4340794 2024-09-15T11:18:40.195101 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog