This book is an in-depth exploration of the geography and history of the upper Illinois Valley region. Author Carl Ortwin Sauer was a pioneering geographer and anthropologist, and his analysis of the region's ecological and cultural evolution is both rigorous and engaging. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history and geography of the American Midwest.

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