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<p>the Grand Excursion Of 1854 Brought 1200 People To The Edge Of The World. Of Course, They Knew The Actual World Went Far Beyond The Mississippi River. But They Were City Folk. To Them A World Without Large Cities, Thriving Businesses, And Factories Belching Clouds Of Black Smoke Was Still Savage. The Small Settlements Between Davenport And St. Anthony Hardly Made An Impression, And Indians Were Regarded As Exotic And Fearsome Creatures.<p> When The Excursionists Debarked In St. Paul, Continuing Their Quest, They Immediately Jumped Onto Stages And Wagons Bound For The Falls Of St. Anthony. What They Wanted All Along Was A Taste Of Nature In The Raw. What They Saw As Participants During Their Seven-day Grand Excursion More Than Answered Their Expectations In Beauty And Rugged Spectacle.<p> Retracing The Route Of The Grand Excursion Is An Exhilarating Experience. The Grand Vistas, Picturesque Islands, And Awe- Inspiring Bluffs Are Still There. Eagles Still Soar Overhead, And Waterfowl Continue To Nest In The Sloughs And Backwaters. But Today S Skyline Along The Shore Is As Much Shaped By Steeples And Smokestacks As By Willow And Cottonwood Trees. In The Space Of 150 Years, The Rive

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Author

Paul Clifford Larson and Pamela Allen Larson

Publisher

Afton, Minn.: Afton Historical Society Press

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9781890434649

Category

history

Subjects

History, Literary Fiction, Humanities

Rating

4 / 5 (1 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14