Though first published in 1904, this exhaustive study remains unmatched and irreplaceable for its complete and authoritative coverage of the history of the discovery, exploration and navigation, and ultimate conquest of the Mississippi valley up to the era of the War of 1812. This title is cited and recommended by: Books for College Libraries, USiana, and the Catalogue of the Lamont Library, Harvard College. At the time of original publication, Frederic Austin Ogg was Instructor of History in Indiana University.