Opening of the Mississippi: A Struggle for Supremacy in the American Interior

by Frederic Austin Ogg

Intended primarily to be a history of the discovery, exploration, and contested rights of navigation of the Mississippi River prior to the final securing of American supremacy by the closing events of the War of 1812. Maps. THIS TITLE IS CITED AND RECOMMENDED Books for College Libraries; Catalogue of the Lamont Library, Harvard College. USiana.

Hardcover

First published January 10, 2012

About the author

Historian and political scientist, was born in Solsberry, Indiana, the son of William R. Ogg and Sarah S. Law, farmers. The family later moved to Greencastle, Indiana, so that Ogg could attend college at DePauw University. He graduated in 1899 and earned a master’s degree from Indiana University in 1900. Ogg began his teaching career in Indianapolis at the Manual Training High School. He married Emma Virginia Perry in 1903; they had no children. He completed his thesis, “Slave Property as an Issue in Anglo-American Diplomacy, 1782–1828,” and received a Ph.D. in history from Harvard University in 1908.

As a distinguished scholar of political science, Ogg authored over 20 volumes, many of which were core curriculum in this field of study. He also served as editor of the American Political Science Review from 1926 to 1949 and in 1941, was named President of the American Political Science Association.