02253cam a22003491 4500 9127007 820707s1888 mnuac 000 0 eng 20260518134517.9 rc 01001070 (DLC)rc 01001070 DLC CarP DLC n-us-mn n-us-wi F606 .F67 Folsom, William H. C. (William Henry Carman), 1817-1900. Fifty years in the Northwest. With an introduction and appendix containing reminiscences, incidents and notes. By W.H.C. Folsom. Edited by E.E. Edwards. [St. Paul] Published by Pioneer Press Company, 1888. xliii, [1], 763 p. front., illus., ports. 23 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier William Henry Carman Folsom (1817-1900), Minnesota legislator, businessman, and historian, emigrated from Maine to the Upper Midwest when he was nineteen years old. There he lived the rest of his life, achieving prominence in the lumber business and other related activities. His autobiography provides a detailed history of Minnesota, county by county, with a particular emphasis on the region's most prominent men and the role they played in its economic, political, and cultural development. For the most part, chapters are devoted to the histories of one or more counties and contain capsule biographies as well as significant geographical and institutional features. There are several narratives of early settlement and anecdotes about the relationships between settlers and Indians. Preceding the historical materials is an extensive autobiographical introduction. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Minnesota History. Wisconsin History. Edwards, E. E. (Elijah Evan), 1831-1915, ed. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/lhbum.01070 View online content for this title. 7 cbc premver u ncip 19 y-gencatlg LCAP batch update 2025-06-02-04:00: LCAPM-644 gc/lhbum ammem pmpull ta31 full AmMem c-GenColl F606 .F67 00020919577 Copy 1 PREM