Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Vol 1

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LibriVox recording of Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Vol 1 by Lyman Copeland Draper. Read in English by Ted Lienhart. The Wisconsin Historical Society was founded in 1846, even before Wisconsin achieved U.S. statehood. The Secretary, Lyman Draper, began in the early 1850s to solicit articles from around the state containing early impressions and descriptions of original pioneer settlers. Settlement of the territory was so recent that some authors were personally acquainted with the first settlers in their areas. This first volume of the State Historical Society Collections, edited by Draper and published in 1855, contains accounts by travelers in the 1700s and early 1800s, accounts of early settlements, and information about the Native Americans that inhabited the Territory. - Summary by Ted Lienhart For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit librivox.org . M4B Audiobook (157MB)

Directors & creators

Lyman Copeland Draper

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;wisconsin history; wisconsin native americans; wisconsin local history; green bay; wisconsin - history; frontier life - america; pioneers - u.s.

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