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Book/Printed Material Minnesota, its character and climate. Likewise sketches of other resorts favorable to invalids; together with copious notes on health; also hints to tourists and emigrants

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Title

  • Minnesota, its character and climate. Likewise sketches of other resorts favorable to invalids; together with copious notes on health; also hints to tourists and emigrants

Summary

  • This panegyric extols the beauty, abundant natural resources, and health- restoring environment of Minnesota, describing the state's regions and its many tourist attractions. It is directed towards those suffering from consumption (tuberculosis) and helps to explain why people in the nineteenth century regarded Minnesota's dry climate as a possible cure for that disease. The author also discusses methods of treating consumption through diet and clothing, and other locales of interest to sufferers, such as Florida, Nassau, and California.

Names

  • Bill, Ledyard, 1836-1907

Created / Published

  • New York, Published by Wood & Holbrook ..., 1871.

Headings

  • -  Minnesota--Description and travel
  • -  Health resorts--Minnesota

Notes

  • -  Also available in digital form.

Medium

  • 205, [2] p. front. 19 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F606 .B59

Library of Congress Control Number

  • rc01001079

Online Format

  • online text
  • image
  • pdf

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The Library of Congress is not aware of any U.S. copyright protection (see Title 17, U.S.C.) or any other restrictions in the materials in the Pioneering the Upper Midwest: Books from Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, ca. 1820-1910 materials. The Library of Congress is providing access to these materials for educational and research purposes. The written permission of the copyright owners and/or other rights holders (such as publicity and/or privacy rights) is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use or other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.

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Chicago citation style:

Bill, Ledyard. Minnesota, its character and climate. Likewise sketches of other resorts favorable to invalids; together with copious notes on health; also hints to tourists and emigrants. New York, Published by Wood & Holbrook, 1871. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/rc01001079/.

APA citation style:

Bill, L. (1871) Minnesota, its character and climate. Likewise sketches of other resorts favorable to invalids; together with copious notes on health; also hints to tourists and emigrants. New York, Published by Wood & Holbrook. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/rc01001079/.

MLA citation style:

Bill, Ledyard. Minnesota, its character and climate. Likewise sketches of other resorts favorable to invalids; together with copious notes on health; also hints to tourists and emigrants. New York, Published by Wood & Holbrook, 1871. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/rc01001079/>.