history of this country. Together with two companions and several
guides, Glazier first discovered that the lake now bearing his name
was the true source of the Great River, and then journeyed by canoe
from that point to the mouth of the Mississippi, a distance of
3,184 miles. This trip occupied one hundred and seventeen days and
was attended with various haps and mishaps and numerous adventures
of an exciting character. It is not easy from a mere book
description to realize the extent and importance of such a trip as
that made by Captain Glazier. More than a hundred days of roughing
it along one of the greatest waterways in the world could not fail
to be productive of much that would interest even a casual reader,
and as Captain Glazier is an experienced traveller and a skilled
writer, he has made the most of his opportunities."

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_Springfield (Ohio) Times._

"The latest book from the pen of Willard Glazier, the well-known
soldier-author, is entitled 'Down the Great River.' It is a work of
great geographical and historical value, and settles beyond
peradventure the disputed question of the true source of the
Mississippi. Aside from its scientific value, the work is a
charmingly entertaining narrative of the thrilling adventures and
amusing incidents of a canoe trip over the whole length of the
Mississippi from its source in the cold regions of the North to
where it rolls into the ocean over the burning sands of the Gulf
coast. It is highly instructive and interesting in its graphic
descriptions and character sketches, depicting the varied human
nature, local customs, and folk-lore that find habitation along the
banks of the Great River. The book is well worth the perusal of
every one, and an American library without it would be incomplete."

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_Ohio State Journal._

"It seems strange that for nearly fifty years up to 1881, no new
thing had been discovered concerning the great Mississippi, whose
source in the vast wilderness of the Northwest was supposed to be
in Lake Itasca. In that year, however, Captain Willard Glazier, an
adventurous spirit, determined to finally solve the mystery of the
source of the 'Father of Waters,'