Like the "American Heritage" series by Aladdin, this is another thrilling book of American history for ages 9-14. In this skillfully told story of Henry Schoolcraft and his search for the source of the Mississippi, August Derleth is at his most thrilling best. Here is a story of exploration in complete and accurate detail, with fascinating descriptions of the way the Indians lived. Schoolcraft believed that Indians had a right to their way of life just as we have to ours and that they had need of an interpreter who had understanding and sympathy, someone who would look at them as fellow human beings and not curiosities. Throughout this story of the expedition in search of the source of the Mississippi, the "Destroyer of Rocks", as they named him, kept careful records for future generations, thus laying the foundation for a friendlier association between the white man and the Indian. (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow based his epic poem, Hiawatha, on Schoolcraft's records and writings.)

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