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Show 1580] AUTHORITIES 273 states are the great sources of information on special physiographic topics. WATERWAYS, PORTAGES, TRAILS, AND MOUNTAIN- PASSES On the general subject of the effect of geographical conditions on exploration and settlement in North America there are two books: E. C. Semple, American History and Its Geographic Conditions ( 1903), and A. P. Brigham, Geographic Influences in American History ( 1903). They are both good, the former emphasizing tne historical standpoint and the latter the geographical. F. Ratzel, Politische Geographie der Vereinigten Staaten von America ( 1903), should also be consulted. Archer Butler Hulbert, Historic Highways of America ( 11 vols., 1902- 1904), offers much interesting information of a somewhat sketchy character regarding early routes of travel. The volumes thus far published are: I. Paths of the Mound- Building Indians and Great Game Antmals ( 1902), II. Indian Thoroughfares ( 1902), III. Washington* s Road ( Nemacolin's Path) ( 1903), IV. BraddocUs Road ( 1903), V. The Old Glade ( Forbes's) Road ( 1903), VI. Boone's Wilderness Road ( 1903), VII. Portage Paths ( 1903), VIII. Military Roads of the Mississippi Basin ( 1904), IX. Waterways and Western Expansion ( i9° 3) » X. The Cumberland Road ( 1904), XI. Pioneer Roads and Experiences of Travellers ( 1904). The accounts of the early travellers and traders are. the sources of information regarding the routes of the north and northwest. Alexander Mackenzie, Voyages from Montreal to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans ( 1801), gives a good, detailed account of the fur- trader's routes from Montreal to Winnipeg. The Reports of the Geological Survey of Canada also contain much accurate information regarding the early trails and portages of that region. For the routes from the Great Lakes to the Mississippi, Justin Winsor, Mississippi Basin ( 1895), and J. G. Shea, Discovery and Exploration of the Mississippi ( 1853), indicate authorities, and the Jesuit Relations ( Thwaites9 VOL. IX.- 18 |