Laurence Oliphant (1829 88) was a much-travelled British diplomat
and writer. In the mid-nineteenth century, between two stints in
the Caucasus, he spent several years in North America, helped Lord
Elgin negotiate a trade treaty between Canada and the US, and was
for a time Superintendent-General for Indian Affairs in Canada. In
this book, first published in 1855, Oliphant expresses his
enthusiasm for the rapid development in the American West that was
being driven by industry and commerce. He documents a fact-finding
journey around the Great Lakes region, travelling on the new
railway and adventurously taking a bark canoe down rapids and
across portages. From picnics, dances and sleigh rides to mining,
forest clearance and land speculation, Oliphant conveys a vivid
picture of the opportunities and hardships of the frontier society.
He focuses in detail on the Native Americans he encountered, their
customs, skills, way of life and future prospects.
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