Historic Mackinac, The Historical, Picturesque and Legendary Features of the Mackinac Country
New York: Macmillan, 1918.
First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Two volumes, pp 697; 773, plus publisher's ads. Each volume separately indexed and extensively illustrated "from sketches, drawings, maps, and photographs, with an original map of Mackinac Island made especially for this work." Original blue cloth with gilt decoration. Corners bumped, but otherwise an exceptionally clean, bright set. Includes a narrative history of the region as well as selections from the writings of many early explorers and later travelers, with much on the Indians and the fur trade. Volume Two includes an extensive bibliography as well as a list of Indian names and a catalogue of native plants. Howes W-623.
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