{"product_id":"the-trader-at-rock-island-regena-trant-schantz-9781647041199","title":"The Trader at Rock Island","description":"Throughout the Upper Mississippi Valley, George Davenport's name was widely known as a trader with the Sauk and Mesquakie, the U.S. Army, and settlers who were attracted to the untapped waterpower surrounding Davenport's home on Rock Island. \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Trader at Rock Island tells the story of George Davenport and his entry into the Indian trade and his eventual transition into services and businesses marketed toward the new settlers. After the Black Hawk War, Davenport promoted land development as the frontier turned from Indian land to commercial centers of industry. By the time of Davenport's murder in 1845, the cities now known today as the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois were in their infancy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Regena Trant Schantz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1647041198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647041199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Medea Kalantar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 508\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.02d","brand":"Regena Trant Schantz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43942990053631,"sku":"9781647041199","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_dfee9b04-724a-471d-b74d-18cfe2cca37d.jpg?v=1681495574","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-trader-at-rock-island-regena-trant-schantz-9781647041199","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}