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Author Cornell, Richard D., 1945- author.

Title The Chippewa : biography of a Wisconsin waterway / Richard D. Cornell
Edition E-book edition
Published Madison, WI : Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2017

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Contents Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Origins of the Chippewa: From the Ice Age to the Ojibwe -- Chapter 2. Writing the River: East Fork, Glidden, and Bear Lake -- Chapter 3. Beyond the Water: Return to Glidden -- Chapter 4. Where Waters and Cultures Meet: Lake Chippewa Flowage -- Chapter 5. Moving Water: Winter -- Chapter 6. Reading the River: Bruce -- Chapter 7. The Wild Chippewa: The Flambeau River to Jim Falls -- Chapter 8. Shaping a River: Jim Falls to Lake Wissota -- Chapter 9. Turning Points: Chippewa Falls -- Chapter 10. The Sounds of Summer: Eau Claire
Chapter 11. A Storybook Ending: The Lower ChippewaEpilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index
Summary "Inspired by August Derleth's seminal book The Wisconsin, Richard D. Cornell traveled the Chippewa River from its two sources south of Ashland to where it joins the Mississippi. Over several decades he returned time and again in his red canoe to immerse himself in the stories of the Chippewa River and document its valley, from the Ojibwe and early fur traders and lumbermen to the varied and hopeful communities of today. Cornell shares tales of such historical figures as legendary Ojibwe leader Chief Buffalo, world famous wrestler Charlie Fisher, and supercomputer innovator Seymour Cray, along with the lesser-known stories of local luminaries such as Dr. John 'Little Bird' Anderson. Cornell gathered firsthand stories from diners and dives, local museums and landmarks, quaint small-town newspaper offices, and the homes of old-timers and local historians. Through his conversations with ordinary people, he gets at the heart of the Chippewa and shares a history of the river that is both one of a kind and deeply personal"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Cornell, Richard D., 1945- -- Travel -- Wisconsin -- Chippewa River
Travel
SUBJECT Chippewa River (Wis.) -- Description and travel
Chippewa River Valley (Wis.) -- Description and travel
Chippewa River (Wis.) -- History
Chippewa River Valley (Wis.) -- History, Local
Chippewa River Valley (Wis.) -- Biography
Subject Wisconsin -- Chippewa River
Wisconsin -- Chippewa River Valley
Genre/Form Biographies
History
Local history
Biographies.
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2016055105
ISBN 9780870207815
0870207814