The story of the Great Lakes
Edward Channing and Marion Florence Lansing
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1. Front matter2. PREFACE3. MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS4. CHAPTER I THE GREAT LAKES5. CHAPTER II CHAMPLAIN ON THE GREAT LAKES6. CHAPTER III THE JESUIT MISSION TO THE HURONS7. CHAPTER IV THE PAGEANT OF SAINT LUSSON8. CHAPTER V THE BUILDING OF THE GRIFFON9. CHAPTER VI LA SALLE ON THE GREAT LAKES10. CHAPTER VII A HAPLESS FRENCH GOVERNOR11. CHAPTER VIII THE FOUNDING OF DETROIT12. CHAPTER IX NIAGARA AND THE LOSS OF CANADA13. CHAPTER X THE CONSPIRACY OF PONTIAC14. CHAPTER XI THE ADVENTURES OF A TRADER15. CHAPTER XII WAYNE’S INDIAN CAMPAIGN16. CHAPTER XIII THE GREAT LAKES IN THE WAR OF 181217. CHAPTER XIV THE CONQUEST OF LAKE ERIE18. CHAPTER XV GENERAL LEWIS CASS AND REORGANIZATION19. CHAPTER XVI THE BLACK HAWK WAR20. CHAPTER XVII GATEWAYS OF THE GREAT LAKES21. CHAPTER XVIII THE STORY OF A ROAD22. CHAPTER XIX BEFORE AND AFTER THE TURNPIKE23. CHAPTER XX THE ERIE CANAL24. CHAPTER XXI THE GREAT LAKES IN 184025. CHAPTER XXII THE COMING OF THE RAILROAD TO LAKE ERIE26. CHAPTER XXIII LINCOLN AND DOUGLAS IN CHICAGO27. CHAPTER XXIV THE GREAT LAKES IN THE CIVIL WAR28. CHAPTER XXV THREE GREAT INDUSTRIES OF THE LAKES29. CHAPTER XXVI SHIPPING ON THE LAKES30. CHAPTER XXVII THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY31. A BRIEF LIST OF BOOKS32. Part I. Discovery and Exploration, 1615–170033. Part II. The Struggle for Possession, 1700–183234. Part III. Occupation and Development35. INDEX36. Stories from American History