Chicago and the Old Northwest, 1673-1835

a study of the evolution of the northwestern frontier, together with a history of Fort Dearborn

by Milo Quaife

1913 480 pages eng

This volume by history professor Milo Quaife was intended as a readable popular history and also an up-to-date (early 20th century) scholarly explanation of the significant place of Chicago in the struggle for the Northwest. Chapter headings: The Chicago Portage Chicago in the Seventeenth Cen…