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Jonathan Carver (April 13, 1710 – January 31, 1780) was a captain in a Massachusetts colonial unit, explorer, and writer. After his exploration of the northern Mississippi valley and western Great Lakes region, he published an account of his expedition, Travels through America in the Years 1766, 1767, and 1768 (1778), that was widely read and raised interest in the territory.
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Apr 9, 2024 · Jonathan Carver (born April 13, 1710, Weymouth, Mass. [U.S.]—died Jan. 31, 1780, London, Eng.) was an early explorer of North America and author of one of the most widely read travel and adventure books in that period. Carver was promoted to lieutenant (1759) and then to captain (1760) while serving in a Massachusetts regiment during the ...
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Learn about Jonathan Carver, an early explorer of Minnesota and Dakota who wrote a controversial book about his travels. Find out his biography, his role in the Northwest Passage expedition, and his legacy in Carver County.
May 11, 2018 · Learn about the life and travels of Jonathan Carver, an American explorer and writer who mapped Lake Superior and the Mississippi River in the 18th century. Find out how he became famous, controversial, and poor in England.
Jan 28, 2014 · Learn about Jonathan Carver, one of the first white men to explore and map Minnesota, and his controversial journals and land claim. Find out how he became a subject of debate and a namesake of a county and a town.
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d. London, England, January, 1780. Jonathan Carver was an explorer and author, most famous for his book "Travels Through the Interior Parts of North America." He moved with his family to Canterbury, Connecticut, when he was about eight years old, where he learned to make shoes. From 1746 to 1759 he served with the Connecticut provincial troops.
Jonathan Carver (1710-1780) was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts, in 1710 but grew up in Connecticut. His early life is obscure, but in 1746 he married and in 1749 moved to the Connecticut River town of Montague, Massachusetts.
