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      The Chippewa: Biography of a Wisconsin Waterway

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      Paperback: $20.00
      200 pages, 50 b&w photos, 1 map, 5 ½ x 8 ½
      ISBN: 9780870207808

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      By Richard D. Cornell

      Wander the waters and legends of a northern river with paddler and memoirist Richard D. Cornell as he follows the history and stories of the Chippewa River from its two sources south of Ashland to where it joins the Mississippi. Inspired by August Derleth’s seminal book The Wisconsin, Cornell paddled the Chippewa over several decades, returning time and again in his red canoe to immerse himself in the stories of the river and to 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.

      By Richard D. Cornell

      Wander the waters and legends of a northern river with paddler and memoirist Richard D. Cornell as he follows the history and stories of the Chippewa River from its two sources south of Ashland to where it joins the Mississippi. Inspired by August Derleth’s seminal book The Wisconsin, Cornell paddled the Chippewa over several decades, returning time and again in his red canoe to immerse himself in the stories of the river and to 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.

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      Publication Year2017
      Page Count240
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      Format/BindingPaperback
      Trim Size5.5 x 8.5 inches

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      Products specifications
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      PublisherWisconsin Historical Society Press
      ISBN Number

      978-0-87020-780-8

      Publication Year2017
      Page Count240
      Illustrations
      Format/BindingPaperback
      Trim Size5.5 x 8.5 inches
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