Chicago and the Old Northwest, 1673-1835

by Milo Milton Quaife

Describes how Chicago became a center for trade and commerce at the edge of the American frontier.

512 pages, Hardcover

First published April 12, 2001

About the author

Milo Milton Quaife (1880–1959) was a historian of Michigan and the Great Lakes region.

Quaife was born in Nashua, Iowa. He received his education at Grinnell College, the University of Missouri and the University of Chicago. He was head of the Wisconsin Historical Society and later secretary-editor at the Detroit Public Library's Burton Collection. He was also a lecturer at Wayne State University and the University of Detroit. He served as editor of the Lakeside Classics historical series from 1916 to 1957.