Creation of Itasca State Park
Bibliography
Brower, Jacob V. Itasca State Park: An Illustrated History. St. Paul: McGill-Warner, 1904.
Dobie, John. The Itasca Story. Minneapolis: Ross and Haines, 1959.
“Father of Waters.” Minneapolis Tribune, October 30, 1894.
“Fight in Prospect.” Saint Paul Daily Globe, September 14, 1891.
Flader, Susan L., ed. The Great Lakes Forest: An Environmental and Social History. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press in Association with the Forest History Society, Inc., Santa Cruz, California, 1983.
Hall, Steve. Itasca: Source of America’s Greatest River. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1982.
Hart, John Fraser, and Susy Svatek Ziegler. Landscapes of Minnesota: A Geography. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2008.
Heyman, Rich. “Locating the Mississippi: Landscape, Nature, and National Territoriality at the Mississippi Headwaters.” American Quarterly 62, no. 2 (June 2010): 303–333.
“The Itasca Park Bill.” Minneapolis Tribune, April 12, 1899.
“Itasca State Park: Wonderful Country.” Minneapolis Tribune, July, 16, 1899.
Kline, Benjamin. First Along the River: A Brief History of the U. S. Environmental Movement. San Francisco: Acada Books, 1997.
Larson, Agnes M. The White Pine Industry in Minnesota: A History. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1949.
Lass, William E. Minnesota: A History. New York: W. W. Norton, 1998.
“Little Falls Transcript, Itasca State Park.” Minneapolis Journal, June 19, 1891.
Llewellyn, C. L. “The Fight for Itasca Park.” Western Magazine 27, no. 5 (May 1, 1921): 146–151.
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation. The Itasca Guidebook. St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, 2001.
Morgan, Samuel H. “Citizens and State Parks.” Conservation Volunteer (May/June 1967): 24–35.
https://www.parksandtrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SamMorgan_MNVolunteer196705.pdf
Prehistoric Archaeological Sites in Minnesota State Parks. Minneapolis: Archaeology Laboratory, Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota, 1974.
“Romantic Spot.” Minneapolis Tribune, August 22, 1892.
Schoolcraft, Henry R. Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River in 1820: Resumed and Completed by the Discovery of its Origin in Itasca Lake, in 1832. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo, 1855.
https://archive.org/details/summarynarrative00schorich
“State is Raising Pine.” Minneapolis Tribune, July 30, 1902.
“State Park at Lake Itasca.” Minneapolis Tribune, January 13, 1891.
Tester, John R. Minnesota’s Natural Heritage: An Ecological Perspective. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1995.
Williams, Michael. Americans and Their Forests: A Historical Geography. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press, 1990.
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Bibliography
Brower, Jacob V. Itasca State Park: An Illustrated History. St. Paul: McGill-Warner, 1904.
Dobie, John. The Itasca Story. Minneapolis: Ross and Haines, 1959.
“Father of Waters.” Minneapolis Tribune, October 30, 1894.
“Fight in Prospect.” Saint Paul Daily Globe, September 14, 1891.
Flader, Susan L., ed. The Great Lakes Forest: An Environmental and Social History. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press in Association with the Forest History Society, Inc., Santa Cruz, California, 1983.
Hall, Steve. Itasca: Source of America’s Greatest River. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1982.
Hart, John Fraser, and Susy Svatek Ziegler. Landscapes of Minnesota: A Geography. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2008.
Heyman, Rich. “Locating the Mississippi: Landscape, Nature, and National Territoriality at the Mississippi Headwaters.” American Quarterly 62, no. 2 (June 2010): 303–333.
“The Itasca Park Bill.” Minneapolis Tribune, April 12, 1899.
“Itasca State Park: Wonderful Country.” Minneapolis Tribune, July, 16, 1899.
Kline, Benjamin. First Along the River: A Brief History of the U. S. Environmental Movement. San Francisco: Acada Books, 1997.
Larson, Agnes M. The White Pine Industry in Minnesota: A History. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1949.
Lass, William E. Minnesota: A History. New York: W. W. Norton, 1998.
“Little Falls Transcript, Itasca State Park.” Minneapolis Journal, June 19, 1891.
Llewellyn, C. L. “The Fight for Itasca Park.” Western Magazine 27, no. 5 (May 1, 1921): 146–151.
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation. The Itasca Guidebook. St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, 2001.
Morgan, Samuel H. “Citizens and State Parks.” Conservation Volunteer (May/June 1967): 24–35.
https://www.parksandtrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SamMorgan_MNVolunteer196705.pdf
Prehistoric Archaeological Sites in Minnesota State Parks. Minneapolis: Archaeology Laboratory, Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota, 1974.
“Romantic Spot.” Minneapolis Tribune, August 22, 1892.
Schoolcraft, Henry R. Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River in 1820: Resumed and Completed by the Discovery of its Origin in Itasca Lake, in 1832. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo, 1855.
https://archive.org/details/summarynarrative00schorich
“State is Raising Pine.” Minneapolis Tribune, July 30, 1902.
“State Park at Lake Itasca.” Minneapolis Tribune, January 13, 1891.
Tester, John R. Minnesota’s Natural Heritage: An Ecological Perspective. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1995.
Williams, Michael. Americans and Their Forests: A Historical Geography. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press, 1990.