e voyage
during the summer of 1881, from the source to the mouth of the
Father of Waters. A journey of over three thousand miles by canoe,
and on a single stream, is in itself an arduous and remarkable
undertaking, and one seldom, if ever, paralleled. Captain Glazier
presents not only reasonable evidence to support his claim as the
discoverer of the true source of the Great River, but gives an
entertaining and instructive narrative of his researches and
adventures, thus affording a graphic history and description of the
Mississippi."

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_Brainerd Dispatch._

"'Down the Great River,' by Captain Willard Glazier, is an account
of the author's voyage in 1881, from the source to the mouth of the
Mississippi River in a canoe. It is a very interesting and
instructive narrative from beginning to end; the descriptions of
the scenery through which the river passes being unusually fine. In
this volume the Captain presents his claim of having discovered
beyond Lake Itasca another lake which is connected with Itasca by a
well-defined stream, and consequently is the true source of the
Mississippi."

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_Northwestern Presbyterian, Minneapolis._

"All who live in the valley of America's greatest river will be
especially interested in knowing something of its source, its
course, and the cities that line its banks. Since De Soto first
discovered the Father of Waters in 1541, many eminent explorers
have been associated with its history. Marquette, Joliet, La Salle,
Hennepin, La Hontan, Charlevoix, Carver, Pike, Cass, and Beltrami
preceded Schoolcraft. The last named discovered a lake which he
supposed to be the source, but the Indians and the missionaries
said there was a lake beyond. A learned few believed them. It
remained for some explorer to make further investigation and
publish the truth more widely to the world. This was done by
Captain Glazier in 1881, who visited the lake, explored its shores
and found it to be wider and deeper than Itasca."

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_Winona Republican._

"Captain Glazier, who has won fame as the discoverer of the true
source of the Mississippi, has recently pu