Book Description: Chicago ; New York : Rand, McNally, [1892] 1894. The True 1st Edition. Physical desc. : 527pp. : ill. , maps, ports. Subjects; Explorers - United States - Biography - Mississippi River. Minnesota Numerous illus. throughout the text; fine in orig. dec. green cloth gilt. Glazier, president of the American Geographical Society, explored the headwaters of the Mississippi in 1881, and claimed the discovery of the true source of the Mississippi lying immediately to the south of Lake Itasca, a small lake which he humbly named Lake Glazier.Beautiful copy of this rare book.Shipped prioritymail "boxed" and "insured" with delivery confirmation.