The History of Wisconsin, Volume I: From Exploration to Statehood

by Alice E. Smith

Overview

Published in 1973, this first volume in the History of Wisconsin series remains the definitive work on Wisconsin's beginnings, from the arrival of the French explorer Jean Nicolet in 1634, to the attainment of statehood in 1848. This volume explores how Wisconsin's Native American inhabitants, early trappers, traders, explorers, and many immigrant groups paved the way for the territory to become a more permanent society. Including nearly two dozen maps as well as illustrations of territorial Wisconsin and portraits of early residents, this volume provides an in-depth history of the beginnings of the state.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780870206283
Publisher:	Wisconsin Historical Society
Publication date:	03/28/2013
Series:	History of Wisconsin , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	753
Sales rank:	765,011
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Alice E. Smith was born in Grantsburg, Wisconsin in 1896. In 1923 she received a B.A., and in 1926 an M.A., from the University of Minnesota, where she worked as an assistant at the university press. At the Minnesota Historical Society she served as a research and editorial assistannt on the multi-volume History of Minnesota. From 1929 until 1946, Miss Smith was chief of the maps and manuscripts division of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. She became the Society's director of research in 1947 and held that post until her retirement in 1965. Her books, all published by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, include James Duane Doty: Frontier Promoter (1954): George Smith's Money: A Scottish Investor in America (1966); and Millstone and Saw: The Origins of Neenah-Menasha (1967).

Table of Contents

Editor's Preface Author's Preface Contributors Contents Maps 1. Exploration 2. The French Regime 3. British Domination, 1763-1815 4. Fur Trade Frontier 5. Indian Affairs 6. America Discovers Wisconsin 7. Civil Government, 1787-1835 8. Establishing the Territory 9. Money and Banking 10. Jacksonian Politics, 1838-1841 11. The Struggle for Powder, 1841-1846 12. Building a Government 13. The Public Domain and Internal Improvements 14. The First 305.000 15. Making a Living 16. Cultural Beginnings 17. Religion and Social Reform 18. The Attainment of Statehood Appendix Essay on Sources Index